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| Anti-Trump sentiment permeates LGBT Pride marches across US | Anti-Trump sentiment permeates LGBT Pride marches across US |
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| In the nation’s capital, and dozens of other cities across the US, supporters of LGBT rights mobilized for marches and rallies Sunday, celebrating their gains but angered over threats to those advances. | In the nation’s capital, and dozens of other cities across the US, supporters of LGBT rights mobilized for marches and rallies Sunday, celebrating their gains but angered over threats to those advances. |
| The centerpiece event, the Equality March in Washington, was endorsed by virtually every major national advocacy group working on behalf of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans. | The centerpiece event, the Equality March in Washington, was endorsed by virtually every major national advocacy group working on behalf of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans. |
| Leaders of those groups have been embittered by several actions of Donald Trump’s administration – including the rollback of federal guidance advising school districts to let transgender students use bathrooms and locker rooms of their choice. | Leaders of those groups have been embittered by several actions of Donald Trump’s administration – including the rollback of federal guidance advising school districts to let transgender students use bathrooms and locker rooms of their choice. |
| The activists also complain that Trump, although he campaigned as a potential ally of gays and lesbians, has stocked his administration with many foes of LGBT-rights advances, including vice-president Mike Pence, attorney general Jeff Sessions, and health and human services secretary Tom Price. | The activists also complain that Trump, although he campaigned as a potential ally of gays and lesbians, has stocked his administration with many foes of LGBT-rights advances, including vice-president Mike Pence, attorney general Jeff Sessions, and health and human services secretary Tom Price. |
| Throngs of marchers, many thousands strong, paraded past the White House and toward the Capitol, trailing behind a giant rainbow flag near the head of the procession. | Throngs of marchers, many thousands strong, paraded past the White House and toward the Capitol, trailing behind a giant rainbow flag near the head of the procession. |
| “We’re here, we’re queer, get that Cheeto out of here,” was among the chants directed at Trump. | “We’re here, we’re queer, get that Cheeto out of here,” was among the chants directed at Trump. |
| For the LGBT community nationwide, it’s an emotional time. Monday is the anniversary of the mass shooting a year ago in Orlando, Florida, that killed 49 people – mostly Latinos – at Pulse, a gay nightclub. | For the LGBT community nationwide, it’s an emotional time. Monday is the anniversary of the mass shooting a year ago in Orlando, Florida, that killed 49 people – mostly Latinos – at Pulse, a gay nightclub. |
| Among the marchers in Washington was Gil Mendez, a Puerto Rican native who traveled with his partner all the way from San Francisco to join the parade. He carried a sign that included the names of all the Pulse victims. | Among the marchers in Washington was Gil Mendez, a Puerto Rican native who traveled with his partner all the way from San Francisco to join the parade. He carried a sign that included the names of all the Pulse victims. |
| “The attack on Pulse really struck me hard,” he said. “It made the connection between the physical violence of guns and the political attacks on our community.” | “The attack on Pulse really struck me hard,” he said. “It made the connection between the physical violence of guns and the political attacks on our community.” |
| Also marching, and singing freedom songs and patriotic songs along the way, were scores of members of gay choruses from various cities. | Also marching, and singing freedom songs and patriotic songs along the way, were scores of members of gay choruses from various cities. |
| “It’s an opportunity to tell everyone we’re still here, and we’re not going away at all,” said Gregory Elfers of Teaneck, New Jersey, who was with a contingent from the New York City Gay Men’s Chorus. | “It’s an opportunity to tell everyone we’re still here, and we’re not going away at all,” said Gregory Elfers of Teaneck, New Jersey, who was with a contingent from the New York City Gay Men’s Chorus. |
| “We have to be heard – we have to be sure we’re not trampled on,” said L Owen Taggart of Washington’s Gay Men’s Chorus. | “We have to be heard – we have to be sure we’re not trampled on,” said L Owen Taggart of Washington’s Gay Men’s Chorus. |
| Roughly 100 marches and rallies were planned across the US, from Portland, Maine, and Boston to Anchorage, Alaska, and Honolulu. More than 100,000 people were expected to turn out in Los Angeles where the annual Pride Parade was renamed the ResistMarch. Activists in Casper, Wyoming, planned that city’s first-ever pride parade. | Roughly 100 marches and rallies were planned across the US, from Portland, Maine, and Boston to Anchorage, Alaska, and Honolulu. More than 100,000 people were expected to turn out in Los Angeles where the annual Pride Parade was renamed the ResistMarch. Activists in Casper, Wyoming, planned that city’s first-ever pride parade. |
| Among the activist leaders on hand in Washington was Sarah Kate Ellis, president of Glaad, which monitors media coverage of the LGBT community. | Among the activist leaders on hand in Washington was Sarah Kate Ellis, president of Glaad, which monitors media coverage of the LGBT community. |
| She noted that Trump, breaking from the practice of Barack Obama, has declined to issue a proclamation in honor of Pride Month, and that the Trump administration has deleted questions about sexual orientation from planned federal surveys. | She noted that Trump, breaking from the practice of Barack Obama, has declined to issue a proclamation in honor of Pride Month, and that the Trump administration has deleted questions about sexual orientation from planned federal surveys. |
| “If you look at their prioritization, we’re really low on it,” she said. “There absolutely is a resistance aspect to this march.” | “If you look at their prioritization, we’re really low on it,” she said. “There absolutely is a resistance aspect to this march.” |
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