Calgary police had a Saturday scuffle with sexual minority rights activists at a counter protest held in front of the Calgary Municipal Building. .“They then proceeded to assault members of the public, like they do best,” said Calgary drag performer Shane Unchained in a tweet. .“Stop funding cops for protection!” .The counter protestors showed up on Saturday to respond to about 30 people attending a protest against transgender women being allowed in women’s change rooms in City of Calgary facilities. .READ MORE: WATCH: Thirty people protest for sex-based rights in Calgary.“For having a big biological male, no matter how much makeup you put on your face, in the change room with little girls, is dangerous,” said protest organizer Anna-Josephine Madelaine. . Gender protestGender protest .About 200 counter protestors showed up to offer support to sexual minorities. Counter protestors wore pro-sexual minority flags and held signs with messages such as “Drag queens yay! Bigots nay!” and “Be kind for human kind.” .The video starts off with a counter protestor telling Calgary police officers they are “always on the wrong side of history.” A counter protestor gets in the face of the officers, and one pushes her. .Another officer moves forward and pushes a protestor down. A counter protestor goes up to the first officer and starts swearing at him. .“You don’t f*cking touch us like that,” said the counter protestor. .“You f*cking pigs.” .Another counter protestor said this is why the sexual minority community hates police. The counter protestor who swore at police takes off his hat and says the group hates them. .He accuses them of being fascists. Another officer goes behind two others and taps them on the shoulders. .The officers start to walk backwards into the Calgary Municipal Building. An officer closes the door behind them. .“Go inside, you f*cking pigs,” said the counter protestor. .Calgary police could not be reached for comment in time for publication.
Calgary police had a Saturday scuffle with sexual minority rights activists at a counter protest held in front of the Calgary Municipal Building. .“They then proceeded to assault members of the public, like they do best,” said Calgary drag performer Shane Unchained in a tweet. .“Stop funding cops for protection!” .The counter protestors showed up on Saturday to respond to about 30 people attending a protest against transgender women being allowed in women’s change rooms in City of Calgary facilities. .READ MORE: WATCH: Thirty people protest for sex-based rights in Calgary.“For having a big biological male, no matter how much makeup you put on your face, in the change room with little girls, is dangerous,” said protest organizer Anna-Josephine Madelaine. . Gender protestGender protest .About 200 counter protestors showed up to offer support to sexual minorities. Counter protestors wore pro-sexual minority flags and held signs with messages such as “Drag queens yay! Bigots nay!” and “Be kind for human kind.” .The video starts off with a counter protestor telling Calgary police officers they are “always on the wrong side of history.” A counter protestor gets in the face of the officers, and one pushes her. .Another officer moves forward and pushes a protestor down. A counter protestor goes up to the first officer and starts swearing at him. .“You don’t f*cking touch us like that,” said the counter protestor. .“You f*cking pigs.” .Another counter protestor said this is why the sexual minority community hates police. The counter protestor who swore at police takes off his hat and says the group hates them. .He accuses them of being fascists. Another officer goes behind two others and taps them on the shoulders. .The officers start to walk backwards into the Calgary Municipal Building. An officer closes the door behind them. .“Go inside, you f*cking pigs,” said the counter protestor. .Calgary police could not be reached for comment in time for publication.
