{"id":222720,"date":"2023-03-23T19:11:24","date_gmt":"2023-03-23T08:11:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/starobserver.com.au\/?p=222720"},"modified":"2023-03-23T19:11:24","modified_gmt":"2023-03-23T08:11:24","slug":"senator-lidia-thorpe-thrown-to-the-ground-at-kellie-jay-keens-anti-trans-rally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.starobserver.com.au\/news\/national-news\/senator-lidia-thorpe-thrown-to-the-ground-at-kellie-jay-keens-anti-trans-rally\/222720","title":{"rendered":"Senator Lidia Thorpe Thrown To The Ground At Kellie-Jay Keen’s Anti-Trans Rally"},"content":{"rendered":"

Independent Senator Lidia Thorpe was manhandled and thrown to the ground by police and private security guards when she attempted to confront British anti-trans campaigner Kellie-Jay Keen in Canberra on Thursday.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Keen, also known by her online handle Rosie Parker, is on an Australia-wide tour with her ‘Let Women Speak’ event. She has been met with counter-protests in different cities. Neo-Nazis attend her Melbourne anti-trans rally leading to a public outcry<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span>Canberra was her last stop before she headed to New Zealand with her tour.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

On a rainy Thursday morning, Keen held a rally with a small group of her followers outside Parliament. While most Coalition MPs stayed away from the anti-trans rally, One Nation Senators Pauline Hanson and Malcolm Roberts and United Australia Party’s Ralph Babet rocked up to support the anti-trans activist.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Independent senator Lidia Thorpe has been stopped by police from Kellie-Jay Keen\u2019s speech, right in front of Pauline Hanson before joining the counter-rally via @canberratimes<\/a> #auspol<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/nYUPBAHWCF<\/a><\/p>\n

— Sarah Basford Canales (@sbasfordcanales) March 23, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n