A drag event scheduled to be held at the Victorian Pride Centre in Melbourne on Thursday was postponed following threats of protest from suspected Neo-Nazi and Proud Boys members.
LGBTQI and community groups have said they will form a protective ring outside the Victorian Pride Centre after messages surfaced on Telegram channels about plans by suspected neo-Nazis and Proud Boys to target a drag event on Thursday, December 8.
The neo-Nazis shouted homophobic, transphobic and anti-Semitic slogans, performed offensive Hitler salutes, before a determined DJ and a group of anti-fascist activists drowned out their sounds with music and counter-slogans.