EXCLUSIVE: Armed trans, Antifa militants disrupt women's rights event at Seattle library

On Sunday, a trans Antifa group and left-wing protestors gathered to disrupt a women's-rights speaking engagement at the Seattle Public Library, prompting a heavy police response and demands to disperse. Armed protesters roamed the streets, while others blocked library entrances, menacing and intimidating those attending the event. Women's Declaration International (WDI), a gender-critical feminist group, hosted a panel to discuss safeguarding women's-only spaces that trans-identified biological men have infiltrated over the past several years.

The demonstrators claimed that women who desired separate facilities from men were "bigots," and that trans women should have unrestricted access to female-only areas such as restrooms, changing rooms, and women's sports. As a result, left-wing radicals organized an unsuccessful attempt to shut down the panel, which featured a group of women discussing safety concerns about letting men in women's spaces. Some panelists shared personal accounts of sexual assault, a common fear shared among women who want their intimate spaces free of the opposite sex.

The women's rights panel took place ahead of a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals hearing scheduled for Monday at the William Nakamura Courthouse in downtown Seattle. The appeals court will hear oral arguments from Olympus Spa, a Korean female-only nude spa that has been ordered by a judge to allow transgender women (biological men) to bathe naked with female customers. WDI said it would hold a press conference outside the hearing at 10 am to support the spa's staff and female clientele, which predominately consists of elderly Asian women.

The protesters issued a "call to action" on social media to shut down the event. A flier circulated a few days prior on X that read: "Let them know they are not welcome!" The demonstrators planned to arrive an hour before the event, which was set for 7 pm, with "noise makers, flags, signs, and trans joy." However, the group was anything but "joyful," according to this reporter's first-hand account of the event.

Around 5:30 pm, black bloc Antifa militants armed with firearms roamed the library grounds, acting as security for the counter-protesters. The criminal unit was outfitted with radios and was searching for political targets. Other left-wing demonstrators, mostly transgender and hiding their identities behind masks, began to arrive, and by 6:20 pm, more than 100 protestors had assembled in front of the library entryway to disrupt the event.

Those attending the event were harassed and intimidated by protesters when they tried to enter the library. One woman, who walked into the library in tears, told The Post Millennial that Antifa militants had surrounded her outside the facility, and physically blocked her from entering, causing her to seek help from library security. The group also screamed vulgarities at her, she said.

The tension among the demonstrators grew throughout the evening. Black-clad militants began scaling the library building, banging on the windows, and attempting to breach the doors. Seattle Police arrived on the scene and ordered the demonstrators to leave the facility or risk arrest. There was a brief standoff between SPD officers and demonstrators until the militants relocated their protest to the back entrance. The demonstrators did, however, return to the front entrance as the event came to a close, but police and library security were able to safely usher participants out via another exit.

Despite the ruckus outside, the WDI event ran smoothly. Attendees told The Post Millennial that the panelists' stories inspired them to take up the battle to protect women's spaces. Some reported they were moved to tears. The WDI panelists consisted of women's rights activists Amy Sousa, Kara Danksy, April Morrow, Elle Palmer, Susanna Keilman, and Carol Dansereau. Women's Declaration International, according to its website, is a radical feminist organization dedicated to combating sex-based discrimination. WDI opposes the "gender identity" movement, arguing that it "undermines women's sex-based rights." The group also believes that trans women should be prohibited from female-only spaces, actively fighting against unrestricted trans acceptance.