Comedic drag performer Carla from Bankstown was forced to cancel an appearance at a shopping centre after a stall was attacked in what has been called a “hate crime”.
It was meant to be a stall providing information for young queer people in western Sydney, with an appearance by comedian and drag performer Carla from Bankstown.
“It was a small group of people who are not representative of our city who wanted to cause trouble,” she said. “Their actions can best be described as a hate crime, and they must be called out.” NSW Police Force corporate sponsor for communities Anthony Cooke acknowledged reports of “an increase in crime, threats of violence or intimidation directed toward members of the community, specifically in the Oxford Street precinct”.
“Anecdotally, there has been an increase in transphobic and homophobic behaviour on our streets,” Atkins said.
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