Kellie-Jay Keen Forced Out of Women’s Day Event for Asking About Single-Sex Services
Women’s rights activists say they were left “utterly disgusted” after police threw them out of an International Women’s Day event – because their questions about female-only spaces caused “alarm and distress” among attendees. The Mail has the story.
Campaigner Kellie-Jay Keen was ordered to leave the Albert Hall in Nottingham on Friday following reports members of the public were “upset”.
This is despite Ms Keen insisting all women she interviewed at the event, organised by the office of the Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Commissioner, were asked permission to film – and that she was far from “threatening or offensive”.
Footage of the encounter showed two policemen approach Ms Keen and other members of the Let Women Speak (LWS) group.
“You’ve been asking questions that have been causing some people harm and distress,” a police officer tells women’s rights activist Kellie-Jay Keen – as she is removed from an International Women’s Day event in Nottingham today.
Asking her to “leave the building immediately”, one officer says: “We’ve been made aware that you have been asking people questions that have caused them alarm and distress.”
Ms Keen interjected, asking the officer if he knew “what the questions are”.
She later said: “The questions are ‘do you offer single sex spaces’.
“I just had polite conversations with women – they don’t like being asked whether or not they provide services just for women.”
The officer said the LWS members had been asked to leave the public event on the grounds of trespass.
Ms Keen told the Daily Mail: “I am utterly disgusted, but not surprised, that Notts police are more invested in shutting women up than protecting us.” …
Ms Keen added she believed the decision to ask members of LWS to leave was unlawful as the event was organised by the council and police – as opposed to the private sector.
She said stall-holders being asked questions were there to engage with the public.
An advert online for the event invites groups to book stalls, stating: “Get ready for an inspiring day on 6th March 2026! We’re celebrating the spirit of women with an exciting event please book your organisations (sic) stall for a place within the main arena.”
The event was organised in conjunction with Nottingham Women’s Centre (NWC).
Gosh, what a surprise. The mental gymnastics on display 🤪
Jeff Chambers
1 month ago
It’s the sheer derangement of people claiming “alarm” and “distress” at being asked questions that is so extraordinary. And then the police going along with the derangement.
“Posie” has been my go-to trans pushback gal ever since I saw her on Triggernometry back in 2018 (I believe). My jaw dropped listening to her robust absolutist rebuttals of the madness. My teenage daughter was being seduced with some trans sympathetic rhetoric at the time, so Kelly was a breath of fresh air and helped me bring something unexpected to family chats around the diner table.
My son Monty seems to know everyone in the pushback world these days so I’m hoping he can get me a fleeting introduction to Kelly one day with a (platonic) snog to boot 😉
Struth
1 month ago
Praise the lord for women that speak truth and fact. The farce of a women’s event that ejects those that this event should be for – op talla revealed the police for what they are and who they will protect when push comes to shove.
Fio
1 month ago
Obviously police behaviour absurd and illegal. I’ll happily contribute to FSU fund to take action against the dim-witted and absurd police ‘action’ – that is, bullying and man-handling women out of a meeting expressing perfectly reasonable and legal views. FFS, do the police have no shame?
’…We’re celebrating the spirit of women with an exciting event…’ They omitted to add that all men, in whatever guise, are welcome and any woman who attends must not open their mouth…
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Gosh, what a surprise. The mental gymnastics on display 🤪
It’s the sheer derangement of people claiming “alarm” and “distress” at being asked questions that is so extraordinary. And then the police going along with the derangement.
Parts of our society are now deeply sick
Nothing says “celebrating women” quite like pictures of women being muscled out of a women’s event for asking questions about women’s issues.
Alarm and distress? What a vile insult to the relatives of Calocane’s victims. Sickening.
The Nottingham plod hardly covered themselves with glory over that did they.
She’s unapologetically opinionated, forthright and speaks up for women’s rights, which tends to get certain people’s backs up. I can empathise. 😁
https://x.com/i/status/2030631128093110504
“Posie” has been my go-to trans pushback gal ever since I saw her on Triggernometry back in 2018 (I believe). My jaw dropped listening to her robust absolutist rebuttals of the madness. My teenage daughter was being seduced with some trans sympathetic rhetoric at the time, so Kelly was a breath of fresh air and helped me bring something unexpected to family chats around the diner table.
My son Monty seems to know everyone in the pushback world these days so I’m hoping he can get me a fleeting introduction to Kelly one day with a (platonic) snog to boot 😉
Praise the lord for women that speak truth and fact. The farce of a women’s event that ejects those that this event should be for – op talla revealed the police for what they are and who they will protect when push comes to shove.
Obviously police behaviour absurd and illegal. I’ll happily contribute to FSU fund to take action against the dim-witted and absurd police ‘action’ – that is, bullying and man-handling women out of a meeting expressing perfectly reasonable and legal views. FFS, do the police have no shame?
I will too
I am suffering ’alarm and distress’ at the idea that men. who believe they are women, can attend women only spaces.
The online advert was misleading.
’…We’re celebrating the spirit of women with an exciting event…’ They omitted to add that all men, in whatever guise, are welcome and any woman who attends must not open their mouth…