But his administration has also aligned with some religious conservatives in arguing that nondiscrimination protections for those same people can infringe on the religious beliefs of others who oppose same-sex marriage and transgender rights.Įarlier in the day, a crowd of about 2,000 people gathered outside the Stonewall Inn. In May, Trump tweeted about Pride Month and praised the “outstanding contributions” of LGBT people. We’ve come so far, especially in the last few decades, that I don’t want to see that repressed in any way.” “I’m definitely a little scared of how things are going, just the anger and violence that comes out of it and just the tone of conversation about it.
“I’ve been to the Pride parade before, but this is the first year I kind of wanted to dress up and get into it,” she said.Ĭhristianson said she was concerned that the movement could suffer setbacks during the Trump administration, which has moved to revoke newly won health care protections for transgender people, restrict their presence in the military and withdraw federal guidance that trans students should be able to use bathrooms of their choice. A Pride flag was tied around her neck like a cape. Alyssa Christianson, 29, of New York City, was topless, wearing just sparkly pasties and boy shorts underwear.
