Students at the University of Washington pushed back this week after Turning Point USA planned to hold an event featuring detransition activist Chloe Cole just days after a 19-year-old transgender student was fatally stabbed near campus housing.
The “Pick Up the Mic” event was organized by Turning Point USA’s University of Washington chapter and scheduled for today. It drew criticism online from students who called the timing inappropriate and voiced concerns about the safety of trans students on campus.
Late Tuesday, Cole announced on Instagram that the event had been postponed, claiming a “local-militia” assembled by “Antifa” raised fears over safety and protests. She said, “Before Charlie Kirk’s assassination, I think I would have been less careful. But times have changed.” Meanwhile, the Seattle Police Department continues investigating the killing. No suspect or motive has been announced.
