A number of trans activists were seen holding violent and threatening signs at yesterday’s protest against the Supreme Court ruling on how a woman is defined in the Equality Act 2010, as demonstrators defaced seven statues in Parliament Square. The Mail has more.

While most held up signs fighting for trans rights, some activists were seen threatening violence with disturbing images of stabbed and hanged TERFs.

One sign at the protest in London’s Parliament Square showed an illustration of a hangman alongside the slogan “The only good TERF is a [hanged] TERF.”

Meanwhile, another sign showed an image of a man with a bloodied knife stuck in his eye, alongside the caption: “Are you a… transphobe? Why not try a… D.I.Y. LOBOTOMY.”

A third graphic sign read: “Trans women are women. Trans men are men. If you don’t like that, go s*** somewhere else.” Examples on the sign of where to do that included “on a pile of Harry Potter books” or “on the head of another TERF”.

The ruling has caused much controversy among various groups, with transgender activists left furious.

Thousands of outraged campaigners took to the streets of London yesterday to protest – waving flags and chanting throughout the afternoon.

Protestors targeted a number of statues in the capital. Notably, a statue of the suffragette Millicent Fawcett was defaced with a banner reading “F** rights”.

The Metropolitan Police said they were investigating the incidents as criminal damage after the statues were daubed with graffiti. MailOnline has contacted the force for an update.

Activists demanded “trans liberation” and “trans rights now”, with some waving flags and holding banners.

The Metropolitan Police today launched an appeal for information after seven statues were defaced during the day’s protest.

The statues of Jan Christian Smuts, Nelson Mandela, Sir Robert Peel, Benjamin Disraeli, Millicent Fawcett, Earl of Derby and Viscount Palmerston were all defaced.

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