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LGBTQ New Yorkers and allies come together to rally at the historic Stonewall

More than 2,000 LGBT New Yorkers and gay rights supporters came together in front of the historic Stonewall to protest against Trump.

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9 years ago

February 4, 2017

UVM Staff

LGBT New Yorkers And Allies Come Together To Rally At The Historic Stonewall

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More than 2,000 LGBTQ New Yorkers and allies came together in front of the historic Stonewall to protest against Trump.

The Stonewall rally

Sen. Chuck Schumer led the massive Manhattan crowd in chants of “Dump Trump”. Several demonstrators hoisted signs with a hand-drawn image of the president holding the bloody cut-off head of the Statue of Liberty.

Speaker at LGBT solidarity rally against Trump’s immigration ban at the historic #Stonewall : “I am a woman. I am brown. I am queer. I am an immigrant. And I am here to stay.” #Repost @rkidvai ・・・ MY BESTIE HAS 5 THINGS TO SAY TO YOU #HERETOSTAY @ty_ushka ✊🏾🔥 #dumptrump #nomuslimban

A video posted by Unheard Voices Magazine (@unheardvoicesmag) on Feb 4, 2017 at 2:06pm PST

Some of the participants showed up in all kinds of customes and signs protesting Trump in the immigration ban.

LGBTQ solidarity rally for refugees and immigrants. Greenwich Village, NY. 2017 Image by © Sunshine Velasco #nowall #NOHateNOWall #nobanonstolenland #nobannowall #RefugeesWelcome #immigrantswelcome #qtpoc #blacklivesmatter #translivesmatter #nikon #nikonjournalism #nikon610 #dumptrump #notrump

A photo posted by @sunshinevelascoimages on Feb 4, 2017 at 5:17pm PST

Protesters at the LGBT Solidarity rally held in front of the Stonewall Inn on Christopher Street today. Organizers held the rally to stand in solidarity with every immigrant, asylum seeker, and refugee impacted by President Trump’s executive orders. ( Susan Watts/New York Daily News)

A photo posted by New York Daily News (@nydailynews) on Feb 4, 2017 at 3:28pm PST

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