Activists clash over gender ideology at Edinburgh demonstrations
Let Women Speak and Cabaret Against the Hate Speech clashed during a rally on gender in Edinburgh on Saturday.
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Your support makes all the difference.Gender-critical activists and counter-protesters clashed in the Scottish capital in a dispute over gender ideology, women’s rights and transgenderism.
Let Women Speak (LWS), an organisation described by supporters as a gender-critical feminist campaign, led a rally outside The Royal Scottish Academy in Edinburgh on Saturday.
The rally, which began around 1pm, was led by Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull, sometimes known as Posie Parker.
They were met by opposition from various pro-transgender groups, including Cabaret Against the Hate Speech (CAHS), who led the counter-protest.
Both events remained peaceful, with no arrests made, according to Police Scotland.
During a speech at the rally, Ms Keen-Minshull described transitioning children as “profound abuse”.
She later called Scotland’s hate crime laws “preposterous”.
Counter-protesters held a number of placards, banners and flags, denouncing LWS’s standpoint and chanting pro-transgender messages.
A CAHS spokesperson said it “stands in solidarity with the trans community across the globe, who are facing unprecedented levels of violence, hatred and harassment”.
The spokesperson added: “Our community showed up. We laughed, we sang, we danced, we shared out stories and a message of joy and resistance to hate.
“None of us [are] free until all of us are free. LGB with the T, now and forever.”