Chanting “Shame, shame, not in our name,” a massive crowd of LGBT Americans and their allies protested outside Trump Tower in Manhattan yesterday.
The protest targeted Donald Trump for despicably claiming “to be the best candidate for the LGBT community,” and trying “to divide LGBT people and Muslims, after the nation’s deadliest terror attack since 9/11,” according to writer and LGBT activist David Badash.
Of course, Trump’s claims about being pro-LGBT are ridiculous. Just yesterday, he announced a new advisory board featuring the who’s-who of anti-LGBT figures, including Tony Perkins, former Congresswoman Michele Bachmann, and James Dobson, the latter of whom once implied that men should shoot trans women in restrooms.
On social media, LGBT Americans had already responded to the Republican nominee using the wildly-popular #AskTheGays hashtag. Yesterday, they and other allies turned out in full force.
65 Muslim & LGBT groups issue call for unity in wake of #OrlandoShooting https://t.co/mKtXlF5mf0 #standingtogether #disarmhate #endhate
— Rebecca Lenn (@beccalenn) June 21, 2016
Pro-LGBT Crowd chanting “We don’t discriminate! Not in our name!” #MuslimLivesMatter #TransLivesMatter #StopTheHate pic.twitter.com/qi7EGMA1GL
— Strong For All (@strongforall) June 21, 2016
When ppl we love are under attack what do we do? Act-up! Fight Back! pic.twitter.com/Di3HASH7QB
— Strong For All (@strongforall) June 21, 2016
#TrumpTowerNYC #DonaldTrump #Act-Up #OWS #EndHate pic.twitter.com/THNk1lObVe
— aaronburrsoc (@aaronburrsoc) June 21, 2016
Biggest anti Trump protest outside Trump Tower I’ve seen right now being staged by Act UP pic.twitter.com/sVsraKEyFP
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) June 21, 2016
#TrumpTowerNYC #DonaldTrump #Act-Up #OWS #EndHate pic.twitter.com/SXjRQ6dRrn
— aaronburrsoc (@aaronburrsoc) June 21, 2016
#TrumpTowerNYC #DonaldTrump #Act-Up #OWS #EndHate pic.twitter.com/0opPcCTQZj
— aaronburrsoc (@aaronburrsoc) June 21, 2016
#DieInForLife #TrumpTowerNYC #DonaldTrump #Act-Up #OWS #EndHate pic.twitter.com/RpXpt0o1sH
— aaronburrsoc (@aaronburrsoc) June 21, 2016
.@mspeoples confronts Tony Perkins of the @FRCdc “what do you have to say for yourself Tony Perkins?” pic.twitter.com/V8XBov0iwF
— GetEQUAL (@GetEQUAL) June 21, 2016
