Doyle chimed in: “Every one, every single one of them.” One protester standing next to him told a rainbow-haired counterprotester, “I can’t wait until we take all your rights away,” smirking. Some of the protesters attempted to enter the venue through side doors and were prevented from doing so by antifascist counterprotesters.Īnother man-an African American who told other protesters, “I’m not a Nazi, I’m a fascist”-attempted to follow a family with children who exited the venue, but was likewise prevented from doing so by antifascist counterprotesters.ĭoyle and his compatriots were undisguised provocateurs. Gathered on the street corner, Doyle led the crowd in chants of “Groomers!” and making similar suggestions, running rampant currently on the rabid right, that LGBT-friendly material equates to pederasts “grooming” their victims. Doyle first approached people gathered outside the event, a ticketed private show held at a gay bar but with no alcohol for sale, and marched up to them and began harassing them with snide remarks through a bullhorn, calling them “groomers” and “pedophiles.” One mother who had accompanied children who fled in terror from Doyle and the cluster of about a dozen MAGA-hatted “Groypers” who accompanied him turned and berated the smirking young men: “Shame on you!” Campaign Action
