Man found guilty of public order offence after drag queen story time protest

A protester was allegedly ‘aggressive and intimidating’ towards organisers and attendees at a drag queen story-telling event for children at Tate Britain, Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard (James Manning/PA)

A man has been found guilty of a public order offence after protesting against a drag queen story-telling event for children at Tate Britain in London.

Lance O’Connor, of Plaistow, east London, was accused of being “aggressive and intimidating” towards organisers and attendees and making a series of comments that were motivated by “hostility relating to sexual orientation and transgender identity”.