Transgender law critic Kellie-Jay Keen rejects Nazi tag as violence erupts between protesters in Hobart | The Australian

A British activist who led an anti-transgender reform rally alongside a Victorian Liberal MP says the neo-Nazis who ambushed their event are “sad, pathetic men” and she has no links to the far right, as Anthony Albanese and Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews condemned her cause.
Accusations she was associated with neo-Nazis were “preposterous”, and she had no time for the men in black who dis­rupted her Melbourne rally on Saturday.
“Men have tried to silence me since I started talking and the latest silencing weapon is to accuse me of being a Nazi to distract me,” said Ms Keen, also known as Posie Parker.
Tasmania’s parliament on Tuesday created a volatile situation by allowing two competing rallies to proceed on its lawns, one organised by Ms Keen’s Standing For Women group and a far larger counter gathering held by transgender activists and supporters.
The Keen rally was quickly besieged by the larger, younger crowd, which chanted “Go home Posie, go home” and “You’ve got Nazis on your side”, drowning out the activist and other speakers.
When Ms Keen moved her group closer to the steps of parliament in response, her opponents – in their hundreds – soon followed, with only 10 police officers on the scene initially.
The smaller group was effectively surrounded, with police breaking up several altercations.
Ms Keen said police had failed to enforce permit conditions designed to keep the two groups apart and to ensure her supporters were safe. She was concerned for safety of the women supporting her and said a person lunged at her as she was trying to leave.
While the number of officers doubled, it was not enough to keep the groups apart and there were several violent scuffles.
Ms Keen said she did not plan to take any action against Tasmanian Greens leader Cassy O’Connor, who touched her arm during a discussion at the Hobart rally.

Source: Transgender law critic Kellie-Jay Keen rejects Nazi tag as violence erupts between protesters in Hobart | The Australian

2 thoughts on “Transgender law critic Kellie-Jay Keen rejects Nazi tag as violence erupts between protesters in Hobart | The Australian”

  1. How EXTREMELY disappointing it is to see a headline written by the Feminist Legal Clinic that describes Kelly-Jay Keen as an anti-transgender activist.

    FFS don’t we have to deal with enough lies and misinformation without hou lot joining in?

    1. This headline is not written by FLC. This is a News Digest and this headline is from an article published in The Australian newspaper.

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