VANCOUVER— Dozens of protesters gathered outside the venue of a panel discussion on gender and sexuality where the location was kept secret until shortly before the event due to security concerns. The talk includes Meghan Murphy, a freelance writer who has said the acceptance of trans rights threatens cisgender women’s rights. Her talk at a Toronto library at the end of October drew several hundred protesters, and the Toronto Public Library faced intense criticism for booking the room to the hosts. Ticketholders to the Vancouver event learned of the new location at the Pan Pacific Vancouver hotel in an email. Some protesters carried signs proclaiming that “Trans rights are human rights” and “Trans women are women.”Get more of today's top stories in your inbox Find everything you need to know about what's happening in Vancouver in our Morning Headlines newsletter.

Source: thestar November 03, 2019 00:45 UTC