Julie Jaman, the 80 year-old woman who became a national headline after she was banned from her city pool for refusing to shower or change in front of a man, was assaulted by angry “gender identity” activists after speaking at a press conference tonight.

Jaman was reportedly unhurt. Police were called to the scene and made a crowd of more than 50 counter-protesters stand back while a handful of women finished speaking outside City Hall.

According to people at the scene, members of the crowd tried to steal microphones and equipment in the confusion. They did succeed in getting away with a pair of Suffragette flags to underline the symbolism of men silencing women.

Male voices can be heard throughout the video screaming and chanting the usual religious slogans of Genderism in hot rage. Someone tried to unplug the amplifier. Sound went out several times as hands grabbed at wires.

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7 months ago · 23 likes · Matt Osborne

As the press conference began, organizers Amy Sousa, Gabs Clark, and Jennifer Thomas were singing “Savage Daughter” by Sarah Hester Ross.

I am my mother's savage daughter
I will not cut my hair
I will not lower my voice

As Sousa began speaking, the crowd began to get loud and force their way into the camera frame. As Jaman began to speak, the crowd turned angry.

At one point, concerned for the safety of the situation, Jaman paused to insist that someone bring the police to maintain order.

She was assaulted after stepping away from the microphone. The live feed went black for a moment during the scuffle.

When the live feed returned, Sousa was standing her ground. Women fell in around her until police arrived.

Witnesses tell The Distance that police were slow to intervene and failed to anticipate the aggression of the crowd.

Upon finishing their statements, the women left rather than attempt to speak inside City Hall. All the available time slots to address the city council had already been taken by gender activists.

Mayor David J. Faber had a glowing transgender acceptance message to share. It was filled with all the usual tropes casting transgender people as a fragile, powerless minority.

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8 months ago · 190 likes · Matt Osborne

Then a solemn succession of witnesses affirmed and thanked the city in a church-like atmosphere of gender witness.

Everyone was very worried that Julie had harmed a transgender person by not wanting to shower in front of him.

She was slandered. She was shamed. They insisted that no transgender person has ever harmed anyone, anywhere, ever.

No one worried about Julie Jaman, who had just been assaulted outside.

Old women are a burden, even more so when they speak without fear. Salem knew what to do about uppity old women, and so do the good people of Port Townsend.

ADDING: Port Townsend Free Press has published an eyewitness report.