Oxford students disrupt Kathleen Stock’s talk

Oh dear. It seems the dreaming spires are having a nightmare. Professor Kathleen Stock is addressing the Oxford Union tonight, but not all students approve. One trans activist, Riz Possnett, glued themselves to the floor of the Union in protest before Stock even began speaking. 

Wearing a t-shirt emblazoned with the words ‘No More Dead Trans Kids’, Possnett refused to move despite boos from members of the audience.  One attendee called for ‘free speech’ and another urged attendees to ‘listen to Kathleen Stock’. Free speech at a university? It’s a novel thought… 

Outside, hundreds of trans activists reportedly began a march on the, chanting ‘cut your system, fuck your hate, we are not open for debate.’ With logic like that, who is Mr S to disagree? 

Below are some of the highlights from said protest…