A women’s rights demonstration in the Netherlands has been disrupted by far-left agitators over allegations of ‘transphobia.’
The demonstration, organized by LetWomenSpeakNL, took place on Sunday in the Dutch city of Utrecht. However, it became a target for Antifa, which, as a De Telegraaf investigation revealed, was bent on disrupting the demonstration, and would not shy away from violently confronting police to do so.
As with last year’s demonstration, this year, a large police contingent was present to keep a safe distance between LetWomenSpeakNL participants and Antifa activists.
Organizers had been granted the city’s permission for their gathering, where speeches were held on men in women’s sports, what options are open to parents when their child claims to be transgender, the effect of puberty blockers on the body, and other topics.
While the event started off undisturbed, a number of Antifa members soon appeared, making loud noises intended to disrupt the speeches.
#LetWomenSpeak-bijeenkomst in Utrecht. De aanwezige vrouwen vinden dat in het debat over privileges voor transgenders vrouwen te weinig worden gehoord. #LWS wil vrouwen hiervan bewust maken.⁰Agressieve gewelddadige linksextremisten van #Antifa / #AntifaUtrecht en de… pic.twitter.com/rxND2HmJyD
— Bob van Keulen (@BobHGL) May 26, 2024
A reporter working for Dutch broadcaster Powned who went to talk to Antifa members was pushed and chased away by activists.
LetWomenSpeakNL has since come out saying that such disruptions only strengthen its resolve to continue fighting for women’s rights.
While its detractors accuse the organization of being ‘transphobic,’ ‘far right’ and even ‘fascist’, it points out that it is non-partisan and has women from both the Left and the Right as members “since women’s rights transcend parties.”
Er worden valse dingen over ons beweerd. #LetWomenSpeak is partijloos. Vrouwen van links én van rechts hebben zich bij ons aangesloten, omdat vrouwenrechten boven de partijen staan
— LetWomenSpeakNL (@LetWomenSpeakNL) May 27, 2024
Wij hebben extremisten van links & rechts bij politie aangemeld als ongewenste tegendemonstranten. https://t.co/G33zFmxfiM