Protesters at the Turning Point USA (TPUSA) event held at Washington University in Seattle on Tuesday reportedly threw feces at attendees who were arriving to hear a talk about biological men participating in women’s sports.
The event, titled “The Fight Is Lou from,” took place in the University’s Ethnic Culture Theatre, featuring speakers Riley Gaines and Olivia Krolczyk, and was open to those with valid photo IDs.
Gaines noted that protesters were heard chanting “God is a trance.”
Local media observed around 150 individuals protesting outside the venue, many visible in social media footage waving signs and transgender flags—some featuring vulgar messages—against Gaines and Krolczyk.
Other videos shared by a TPUSA-affiliated media group showed participants being taunted and called derogatory names, while one protester shouted, “I hope you die behind the wheel!” as event-goers were escorted to their cars by police amid a hostile atmosphere.
Krolczyk, who identifies as a “free speech advocate” and aims to support women’s sports, had faced significant opposition during a previous attempt to speak at the university in January. According to her, the protests grew “absolutely violent” when around 200 demonstrators showed up.
She recounted that her arrival on campus was met with aggressive chants encouraging her to leave, stating, “It went from 0 to 100 in five minutes.” There had been prior controversial protests at the university including the recent arrest of 30 anti-Israeli protesters who occupied the engineering building for several hours.
The protesters had initially demanded that the university sell from the aerospace and defense manufacturer Boeing.
Fox News Digital has reached out to the University of Washington for their comments on the matter.
