Local drag icon Peaches Christ is organizing a protest in London on March 31 as part of an ongoing effort to push the investigation forward into the 2023 death of longtime friend and creative partner, Heklina.

Frustrated with the mishandling of the case surrounding the death of late local drag legend, Heklina, Heklina’s longtime friend and tour partner Peaches Christ and the greater drag community are holding a protest in London on March 31 to pressure police to prioritize the investigation.

In SFist’s most recent updates on the case, it was revealed that police still have yet to access Heklina’s cellphone, which they initially shipped to her friend Nancy French, and then French had to return it to them after they sent her a box. It also took two years of persistence from Peaches and French for police to release CCTV footage near the scene of Heklina’s death, which showed three men who are now people of interest.

Additionally, London police admitted to “investigative bias,” which was confirmed in a 2023 report that said the department was “riven with institutional racism, misogyny and homophobia and doesn't do enough to weed out bad officers.”

As Peaches told the Chronicle recently, "I think the bias started happening from the moment she was found. This was considered a dismissed case from the moment we started going down this road.”

The protest will start at London’s Big Ben at 10 a.m. on the 31st, followed by a march to the London Met Police headquarters for speeches and peaceful protest until Noon. Speakers will include Peaches Christ, Scissor Sisters’ Ana Matronic, Cheddar Gorgeous, Crystal, plus more.

In a recent Gscene Magazine post, Peaches spoke of Heklina’s covert kindness:

Heklina was maybe one of the funniest people I’ve ever met. She was dark and hilarious and what she didn’t want the world to know was that she was secretly kind.
Quietly behind the scenes, she was constantly helping people out. But the deal was you couldn’t tell people.

Previously: London Police Admit 'Investigative Bias' In Heklina Death Probe as They Try to Unlock Cellphone