Transgender cartoonist with diaper fetish allegedly attacks journalist in Manchester

A British journalist alleges that he was attacked by the Canadian transgender cartoonist who creates diaper fetish art after he attended an event in Manchester on February 26.

Jack Hadfield, a writer for Valiant News, went to listen to Sophie Labelle speak at a bar in Manchester’s Gay Village. Labelle’s speaking tour of England recently came under scrutiny after it was discovered that the biological male who speaks openly about having a diaper fetish was scheduled to give a talk at a “family friendly” event hosted by Sheffield library.

Labelle has faced criticism for allegedly using photographs of real children found online and turning them into the diaper fetish art known as “diaperfur art.” This form of artistic expression combines an interest in anthropomorphic animal characters with an interest in wearing diapers, normally as part of baby role-play in a sexual context.

Labelle tweeted in 2021 about partaking in “diaperfur art,” stating a refusal to be shamed for a “kink” that is indulged “responsibly.” Labelle suggested that anyone shaming this interest was using it as an excuse to attack a “trans woman.”

Hadfield told The Post Millennial he decided to attend Labelle’s event because he wanted to see what the artist would say to an audience on a tour that was advertised as being family-friendly, given the history of posting fetish art online, as well as to see if Labelle would again defend such behavior when questioned.

Hadfield reports that most of the talk was boring, with just a few humorous quips about trans people “invading” single-sex spaces and grooming children, as well as one joke about carrying “super heavy” books that Labelle calls “the TERF-smacker.”

After patiently waiting in line, Hadfield got his chance to ask Labelle about the diaperfur art.

“Littles. They used that word diaperfur to make it seem like a thing, you know? The problem, their issue with me is that I was outed as a member of the little community,” said Labelle.

Hadfield asked for clarification of what a “little” is, but at that point, Labelle noticed the conversation is being filmed and became hostile.

A “little” is an adult with a sexual interest in role-playing as babies or children. This can come with diaper fetishism in which the person is aroused by wearing or using a diaper.

After Labelle admitted to having used a picture of a real-life baby to create diaper fetish content, Hadfield decided he had heard all he needed to hear and made to leave, but Labelle attempted to stop him, questioning him about his name and who he writes for.

Hadfield managed to leave and 100 meters from the venue thought he was in the clear, only to find himself being attacked from behind by Labelle in the middle of a busy public street. The transgender cartoonist was trying to yank Hadfield’s notebook out of his hand and grabbed hold of him preventing him from leaving the scene.

A woman intervened and later went on record describing what she had witnessed.

“I was just waiting at the bus stop. This man, blatantly a man as well because of all that strength was just physically attacking you, and trying to take your work off you, grabbing you, pushing you about, dragging you down the street, and I’m not standing for that,” said the woman, whose identity remains concealed, said to Hadfield.

“We’ve all been through sh*t. We’ve all got mental health issues in this day and age. There’s no excuse to use that to inflict violence on people,” she continued. “I don’t care if I’m called transphobic. I’m not going to stand there, I don’t even know which gender they see themselves as. I saw you being attacked, and I was going to step in.”

Hadfield said he has never been physically accosted before, and described Labelle as being considerably taller than his 5'8" and almost certainly heavier. 

In a statement to The Post Millennial, Hadfield said he would like to once again thank the witness for intervening. “She saw me getting attacked, without knowing the whole story, and stepped in. She was very brave to stand up for me, a completely random person she’d never met before.”

Labelle confirmed the incident had taken place in a Facebook post the following day, but put a different spin on it.

“Today in Manchester was lovely. We had to change the venue at the last minute because of threats, and I could tell people were nervous. I’m so glad everyone came,” wrote Labelle.

“Except that one person (just found out he writes for a far-right propaganda website) who gave me a false name and pretended to be a journalist to ask me offensive questions, filmed the event without permission and literally ran away after I asked for his credentials. I managed to get his picture so I can report him for harassment.”

“I am not 'far-right' and neither is Valiant News,” Hadfield told The Post Millennial, calling it an accusation designed to intimidate. “I’ve had support online from people all across the political spectrum, who share the same concerns.”

Hadfield went on to strenuously deny the allegations of harassment, saying he politely asked a public figure questions, which he says is his job as a journalist, and that it was Labelle who chased him down the street and attacked him, not the other way around.

Labelle recorded the whole altercation but is refusing to post it for the public to see what happened. Instead, Hadfield says, the diaper fetish artist is “crafting a narrative.”