The controversial UK gender activist was booed, heckled and doused with tomato juice in a heated confrontation between groups in Auckland. The anti-trans activist known as Posie Parker has cancelled further events and reportedly left New Zealand after chaotic and at times violent protests ended her planned appearance in Auckland. Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull, who also goes by the name Posie Parker, was due to speak in Auckland on Saturday morning. The controversial UK gender activist was met by crowds of pro-trans rights counter-protesters, estimated to be in the thousands, and substantially outnumbering the speaker’s supporters. She left the event before speaking, after being booed, heckled and doused with tomato juice. Keen-Minshull’s appearance in New Zealand had been highly controversial before her arrival. An earlier appearance in Australia had been attended and supported by white supremacist groups, who marched the streets, repeatedly performing the Nazi salute. A number of LGBTQ+ rights groups had pushed for New Zealand’s immigration authorities to deny her entry to the country, on the grounds that she posed a threat to public order. On Friday, New Zealand’s high court ruled that the decision to allow Keen-Minshull entry to the country was lawful.
via guardian: Anti-trans activist Posie Parker ends New Zealand tour after chaotic protests at event