Wednesday 21 September 2022 01:56 AM Veteran gay rights protester, 74, who was at 1969 Stonewall Riots is attacked ... trends now
A gay rights protestor and co-founder of the first Gay Pride Parade in New York City was attacked by a pro-trans group at a Vermont Pride event for holding an anti-woke sign that dismissed transgenderism.
Fred Sargeant, 74, was attacked after holding a sign with a red line through the phrases 'Woman Face' and 'Black Face,' at the 39th Burlington Pride Parade in Vermont.
Sargeant is against the recent 'gender ideology movement' which he says is 'homophobic' and 'exclusive.'
'Mugged at Burlington Pride,' Sargeant wrote on Facebook. 'So, I went to Pride to protest their misogyny, homophobia, exclusionary policies and divisiveness. I was met by screaming, multiple assaults, ageist comments, shoving, slaps to the back of my head, pouring coffee on me and repeated attempts to steal my signs.
'Being unsuccessful in their attempts to disrupt my protest and drive me away, the mob pushed me to the ground as the parade ended, further injuring me.'
He concluded while posting a photo of his controversial sign: 'They stole or damaged more than $550 worth of my property. This is the sign that the young trans/rainbow brownshirts in dresses went absolutely nuts over.'
Sargeant has been an advocate for gay rights since he participated in the six-day Stonewall Riots of 1969 and co-led the first pride parade in New York City known as the Christopher Street Liberation Day march.
Fred Sargeant, 74, was attacked at a pride event after holding a sign that crossed out the words, 'Woman face' and 'Black face,' while at the 39th Burlington Pride Parade in Vermont
Sargeant posted various photos of the protest and his attackers. One of his signs read, 'GAY NOT QUEER
Pride parade attenders attempted to take Sargeant's sign away from him as he stood in the middle of a crowd
One person knocked him to the ground amid multiple slaps to his body
A woman was seen attempting to take Sargeant's sign away as one man attempted to intervene
A crowd formed a circle around Sargeant and the unidentified woman while the brawl occurred
Sargeant's sign had this message
The unidentified woman insisted she didn't hurt him before walking away
Sargeant showed one of the attacks on a video as a mob with pride
