I won’t name the city or the group—it isn’t necessary. Similar situations have occurred in every anarchist community. A middle-aged man with obvious mental health difficulties had attached himself to an anarchist activist project in a major city. He had time and energy to spare. He also had difficulties managing his behavior sometimes. A group of young women thought his occasionally aggressive words and actions were threatening, and they were lobbying for his expulsion from the collective. Others grumbled that his personal hygiene was lacking, and that his presence drove away potential members.
Thanks and a hat tip to Kris Copeland