Lance O'Connor, 59, was accused of being 'aggressive and intimidating' and making a series of comments motivated by 'hostility relating to sexual orientation and transgender identity'
A man has been found guilty of a public order offence after protesting against a drag queen story-telling session., was accused of being"aggressive and intimidating" and making a series of comments that were motivated by"hostility relating to sexual orientation and transgender identity" to attendees and workers at the event at the Tate Britain gallery.
District judge Neeta Minhas said comments to Mr Rowan went"beyond freedom of expression into hate speech". The event, hosted at the central London gallery in February, involved drag performer Aida H Dee, who was described as"the first drag artist in Europe to read stories to children in a nursery".O'Connor was part of a group of people who went to protest against the event.
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