I took part in a really brilliant event tonight at Edinburgh University, speaking about women’s sex-based rights. I was physically attacked as I left the event at the airport. This kind of intimidation has to stop. The person that attacked me was a man.
— Julie Bindel (@bindelj) June 5, 2019
- Feminist campaigner Julie Bindel, the keynote speaker at an Edinburgh University event about women’s rights, says she was verbally abused, “lunged at,” and almost “punched in the face” by a man identifying as a woman. Bindel told The Scotsman:
“He was shouting and ranting and raving, ‘you’re a f***** c***, you’re a f****** bitch, a f****** Terf,” and the rest of it. We were trying to walk to the cab to take us to the airport, and then he just lunged at me and almost punched me in the face, but a security guard pulled him away.
I got my phone out to film him to get evidence and he went for me again. It took three security guys at the stage to deal with him.”
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