Police appeal for information after statues targeted during trans rights rally

Belfast Telegraph - 20/04
The Metropolitan Police have renewed an appeal for information after seven statues were daubed with graffiti during a trans rights protest in central London on Saturday.

Parliament Square was densely populated with thousands of supporters who gathered for what was billed as an “emergency demonstration” days after a Supreme Court ruling on the definition of a woman.

“Fag rights” and a heart were painted on the banner held by Millicent Fawcett, and “trans rights are human rights” was sprayed on the pedestal bearing a memorial to South African military leader and statesman Jan Christian Smuts.

Plans are under way to remove the graffiti, but specialist equipment will need to be brought in, the force said.

Graffiti left on statues in Parliament Square, London, after campaigners held a rally organised by trans rights groups, trade unions, and community organisations, following the Supreme Court ruling (Andrew Matthews/PA)

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