Fury as transgender activist who served 30 years in jail for attempted murder tells cheering crowd at Trans Pride march ‘if you see a TERF, punch it in the face’
- Sarah Jane Baker made the comment at the Trans+ Pride event in London yesterday.
- Baker was released from prison in 2019 after spending 30 years behind bars
A transgender activist who served 30 years in prison for attempted murder told crowds at a Trans Pride march that if they saw a ‘TERF’ they should punch them in the face.
Sarah Jane Baker was one of the speakers at the Trans+ Pride event in London yesterday and used her speech to call for violence against those who criticize trans ideology.
She told the cheering crowd: ‘I was going to come here and be really fluffy and be really nice and say yeah, be really lovely and queer and gay… No, if you see a TERF, smack it in the shit. ** face.’
Baker’s speech sparked fury on social media, with users calling on Trans Pride to take a stand against violence.
Labor MP Clive Lewis shared people’s anger over the comment, writing: “Advocating violence against others is wrong and this is no exception.” But as he will know, violent language and actions are not exclusive to one side on this issue.
Sarah Jane Baker (pictured) was one of the speakers at the Trans+ Pride event in London yesterday and used her speech to call for violence against those who criticize trans ideology. She told the crowd: “I was going to come here and be very fluffy and be very nice and say yes, be really lovely and queer and gay… No, if you see a TERF, hit it in the f**** *”. * face’
Baker was originally jailed for kidnapping and torturing her stepmother’s brother, then was convicted while behind bars for the attempted murder of another inmate. She was released in 2019 (Baker pictured in January)
“That doesn’t justify the above in any way, but it does require that we recognize general toxicity and move away from it.”
Alice Sullivan, professor of sociology at University College London, responded to Lewis by saying: “Male violence against women and girls is not a ‘both sides’ issue. There are simply no examples of feminists issuing these types of violent threats. .
‘Every time women organize to discuss our rights we face abuse. It shouldn’t be hard to condemn that unequivocally.
He also asked her to give an example of feminists ‘behaving like this’.
The Trans+ Pride event yesterday saw thousands of people march through London in what was referred to as the “biggest ever” call for trans rights.
The event concluded with speeches by activists at Hyde Park Corner. One of them was Baker, who took the stage with an Antifa flag.
The Trans+ Pride event yesterday saw thousands of people march through London in what was referred to as the “biggest ever” call for trans rights.
Baker was originally jailed for kidnapping and torturing her stepmother’s brother, then was convicted while behind bars for the attempted murder of another inmate. She was released in 2019.
TERF is an acronym for trans-exclusive radical feminist, a term often used to refer to critics of trans ideology.
Before Baker’s speech, trans activists and supporters had walked through Piccadilly and Trafalgar Square holding banners for the global Pride celebration.
A Met Police spokesperson said: “We are aware of video filmed in Westminster on Saturday July 8 showing a speaker making remarks during the Trans Pride event.”
‘We have received a number of reports regarding the video. Officials are reviewing it to determine what further action may be necessary.
In 2021, baker appeared at the London Trans Pride march, where protesters held signs reading ‘kill JK Rowling’ and ‘be trans commit crime’.
