An #antimonarchy #activist confronted with crude questions about their gender live on #GBNews tells PinkNews the incident has only spurred them on. #RizPossnett, a university student and anti-monarchy activist with #NoMoreRoyals, appeared on GB Newsβ βThe Clashβ segment opposite #aristocrat #LadyVictoriaHervey on Wednesday (11 May). The pair were invited on to debate the arresting of protesters during #KingCharlesβ #coronation. A total of 64 arrests were made by the #MetPolice on the day of the coronation, including six from the UKβs leading anti-monarchy group #Republic. #TheMet has since expressed its βregretβ and cancelled bail for all six. Possnett told Hervey that the protesters were causing no distribution, before Hervey responded: βNo one cares about you guysβ. Hervey then accused Possnett of being part of the β#woke generationβ, and in a dire attempt to derail the conversation asked: βAre you a boy or a girl, because Iβm confused right now.β Possnett responded: βThatβs absurd.β Clips of the exchange have fuelled outrage on Twitter, with Hervey coming in for heavy criticism. Speaking to PinkNews, Possnett said Herveyβs attempt to belittle them on live TV was βso extremely deludedβ. βObviously, itβs a bit of a slap in the face, but I totally expected it, and honestly when someone says something like that to you itβs almost reassuring as they have got nothing better than that,β they said. βIt reminds me, oh yeah, Iβm right.β Possnett told PinkNews they rationalised Herveyβs comments by coming to the conclusion that βsheβs an idiotβ. They said itβs important to them to take βany media opportunityβ to talk about opposing the monarchy, which they said goes against the principles of democracy, and to βbe braveβ on behalf of the #trans community. βItβs just objectively true that the monarchy doesnβt have a place in modern Britain.β #GrahamSmith, the CEO of Republic who was among those arrested, previously told PinkNews having a royal family goes against every democratic principle in the book. #transrightsarehumanrights #translivesmatterπ³οΈββ§οΈ #kingcharlescoronation #lgbtq #queernews #queertok