After two years with little progress in the case, supporters and friends of the late drag queen Heklina are demanding justice from the London Metropolitan Police, who they are accusing of homophobia in the investigation into her death. Heklina whose birth name was Stefan Grygelko was found dead by close friends and fellow drag queen Peaches Christ (Joshua Grannell) in London on April 3, 2023, but The Met has yet to reveal the cause of death, although they have said labeled her death as unexpected, the BBC reports. On March 31, protesters carrying signs reading, We Deserve Justice, Not Discrimination, Queer Safety Over Police Power, End Met Police Homophobia Now! and blown-up photos of Heklina walked along the Thames River Embankment and gathered outside of New Scotland Yard, accusing investigators of shirking their responsibilities in the case due to homophobic bias.Sign up for the PRIDE.com Newsletter to get a candid take on whats fresh and fun in LGBTQ+ culture this week!Peaches Christ, LGBTQ+ activist Peter Tatchell, drag queens Cheddar Gorgeous, and Crystal all spoke at the rally that was held in tandem with an event at The Stud in San Francisco where drag queens perfumed and then protestors participated in a candlelit march to nightclub Oasis, which Heklina helped transform into a drag and cabaret club.We feel your sisterly love here in London and we super appreciate it, Peaches Christ told the crowd in London, per the San Francisco Chronicle. This sunshine, this weather today, I feel Heklina is with us and she will be in San Francisco later today.See on InstagramThe police said it apologized to Heklinas family and was working to establish any missed opportunities in the case after reviewing the investigation. The Met has also been accused of keeping information from the family and for taking until January of this year to release the CCTV footage that showed three men leaving the flat where Heklina was found dead and was living at with Peaches Christ at the time of her death.When Heklina died, there was no public appeal for witnesses and it's taken them two years to release the CCTV footage, Tatchell told the BBC. Tatchell joined the rally outside The Met in an attempt to hold the polices feet to the fire."That is an abject betrayal of trust and confidence, and I think the police have to answer those questions and have to start getting serious about finding out how Heklina died, he said, adding that the case was proof that The Met is institutionally homophobic."They're not treating the death of a significant member of our community seriously, they've not done the basics of any proper investigation, Tatchell continued.Drag Race star Crystal (Colin Seymour) echoed this frustration with the police, telling the publication that the handling of the case has been disgraceful.It seems very clear that homophobic bias has influenced the investigation in this case," she said.When Heklinas body was found by Peaches Christ, she was still in drag and found in a compromising position, potentially leading to internal bias coloring the investigation into her death."It paints a very clear picture that if you're a queer person, especially if you're gender non-conforming, and you die unexplained, then the police don't care. It seems to be only through the threat of public action that anything's been getting done with this case, Crystal explained.Detective Chief Superintendent Christina Jessah told the BBC The Met is aware that there is "frustration with the pace of the police investigation."We continue to examine all lines of inquiry in relation to Steven's death and remain steadfast in our determination to establish the facts, she said.