Billboard Chris, whose full name is Chris Elston, posted intense footage of several altercations that happened between him and rally goers on a common green in a local Vancouver neighborhood that day.
Initial video recorded by Elston captured him joining an ally videographer friend as he debated with one of the rally goers. While this was occurring, pro-trans activists ominously surrounded them and started making physical contact. As Billboard Chris tried to push through to his ally, one activist impeded his path and forcefully told him, “Absolutely don’t touch me.”
Another activist, who appeared to be a female with a trans flag, rushed up to Elston with a pink marker and started scribbling on him. “Oh, here we go,” Chris observed, “I’m getting painted on already.”
Suddenly the camera jerked wildly, indicating that Elston was being pushed or hit by someone out of frame. As it happened, he could be heard saying, “Been here five seconds, and I’m already getting assaulted.”
As the first physical confrontation ended, Elston asked his friend, “Oh, am I bleeding already?” His friend responded, “Yeah, you got a scratch.” Additional footage posted subsequently showed him with a cut a on the bridge of his nose – likely the injury he was speaking about in the video.
A second clip of Elston’s rally attendance that day showed a far worse attack from the pro-trans people in a much clearer light. This time the activist was depicted being attacked from a third-person perspective.