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Right Wing protesters rally against a non-existent drag event [View all]
Yet more absolute stupidity from far right "culture warriors". Really not sure what they think they are achieving with this nonsense.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-64913587
Protesters stood outside an empty pub on Friday morning to rally against a non-existent drag event.
Turning Point UK had organised a demonstration at The Great Exhibition pub in East Dulwich for 11:00 GMT.
A counter protest was organised by Stand up to Racism South London, with local people and pro LGBT+ activists meeting at 10:00 GMT.
The protest was organised in response to an out of date event listing on the pub's website.
A spokesperson for CLIP, which hosted a Drag Storytime event at the venue in July 2022, told BBC London that the venue's website was still showing the event as running monthly because the listings had not been updated.
A spokesperson for The Great Exhibition pub confirmed that there had never been a Drag Storytime event booked for today.
Turning Point UK had organised a demonstration at The Great Exhibition pub in East Dulwich for 11:00 GMT.
A counter protest was organised by Stand up to Racism South London, with local people and pro LGBT+ activists meeting at 10:00 GMT.
The protest was organised in response to an out of date event listing on the pub's website.
A spokesperson for CLIP, which hosted a Drag Storytime event at the venue in July 2022, told BBC London that the venue's website was still showing the event as running monthly because the listings had not been updated.
A spokesperson for The Great Exhibition pub confirmed that there had never been a Drag Storytime event booked for today.
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