Митинг солидарности с ЛГБТ в Нью-Йорке

[By Veronica Lawlor in New York City, USA] 

“LOVE IS STRONGER THAN HATE!” In early February there was a rally in front of the Stonewall Inn in downtown NYC, the LGBT Solidarity Rally. Scheduled originally to protest intended anti-LGBTQ action that the new American administration was considering, the rally went on despite the rejection of that action by the president. Instead of a protest, the event became more of an embrace by the LGBTQ community of any and everyone affected by laws that exclude, especially the executive order (now stayed by the US courts) for the 90 day/120 day travel ban on refugees and anyone from 7 Muslim majority countries.

This sweet looking man in the gold fur coat was, as his sign read, “Gay and Immigrant and Proud.”

There was a lot of talk at the rally about the intersectionality of the issues – especially LGBTQ and immigration. Many people waved signs in the air that said, simply, “&.” This Solidarity rally was really about coming together in love, for strength.

And the crowd continued to grow, even as the temperature dropped lower and lower.

Please visit my blog ЗДЕСЬ if you’d like to see and read more about the event. Thank you.

Опубликовано Вероникой Лоулор.