LGBTQ+ activist accused of assault after being questioned about trans youth rights at NYC protest

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Gays Against Guns NY President Jay Walker is accused of using his elbow to hit counter-protester Christiane Torello in the chest

A woman says she was assaulted by a prominent LGBTQ+ activist at a recent New York City protest as she was questioning his push for transgender medical procedures for children, according to video of the incident provided by the alleged victim.

Christiane Torello was a counter-protester at the rally outside Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan on Nov. 5 when she was allegedly elbowed in the chest by Jay Walker, the president of Gays Against Guns who also served as a 2026 NYC Pride Grand Marshal.

Walker was part of a group rallying against the hospital’s decision in September to end transgender treatments for minors to resolve a Department of Justice investigation into youth gender transition procedures.

“The hospital is no longer providing any type of gender-affirming care for minors, including surgeries, puberty blockers and hormones,” Torello told Fox News Digital. “There’s always a group of individuals who go to these protests to show their discomfort and displeasure with the hospital stopping these procedures because they want the children to transition. I usually go there in opposition to them. I support the hospital’s decision to stop providing that care. I always go by myself and ask questions.”

In the video she captured of the incident, Torello questioned Walker why he wanted to “have penises in the locker room” as he was yelling and walking away from her on a sidewalk. Walker then stopped, wound his elbow up and allegedly struck her in the chest before repeatedly shouting at her to “get away from me.”

She said demonstrators often attempt to obstruct her path and shove their signs in her face, but that this incident was more violent than most of the rallies she has been to.

“I’m usually followed around the protest by two or three people. They block me and put signs in my face, which is fine because they’re allowed to do that. But this time, it became particularly violent,” Torello said.

“When I asked the organizer of the protest, Jay Walker, what size dongs he’d like…

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