Thousands Gather At Stonewall Inn As Anti-Trump Protests Continue Nationwide
LGBT Solidarity Rally Kicks Off In NYC
At Stonewall for the #LGBT rally. pic.twitter.com/18iIZB4BsB
— Bill Canacci (@billcanacci) February 4, 2017
UPDATE: Occupy Brooklyn has a livestream. So do Rewire and Time.Â
ORIGINAL POST: Thousands of people were expected to gather at the Stonewall Inn in New York City on Saturday afternoon for an anti-Trump solidarity rally hosted by City Councilman Corey Johnson.Â
The rally, scheduled for 2 p.m. Eastern, is backed by a coalition of more than 60 groups, including pro-immigration, refugee support and LGBT organizations. In addition to Johnson, it is being co-sponsored by dozens of other lawmakers including New York Governor Andrew Cuomo.Â
“Join us in front of the Stonewall Inn as we stand in solidarity with every immigrant, asylum seeker, refugee and every person impacted by Donald Trump’s illegal, immoral, unconstitutional and un-American executive orders,” the Facebook page for the rally states. “We will also speak out against Trump’s selection of the most anti-LGBT nominees and appointees in modern history.â€
As of Saturday afternoon, 11,000 people planned to attend the rally, with another 25,000 listed as “interested.”Â
The Guardian notes that the rally is being fueled in part by rumors this week that Trump planned to rescind President Barack Obama’s LGBT nondiscrimination order for contractors, or sign a new anti-LGBT “religious freedom” executive order.Â
LGBT activists in other cities, including Dallas, are also spearheading anti-Trump rallies this weekend.Â
“We join with millions of voices across the world who have come together across lines of race, gender, ability, class, sexuality, identity, religion and political affiliation in a peaceful movement of resistance!” the Facebook page for the Dallas event states.Â
Below is a list of other anti-Trump events across the nation, as well as some early images from the Stonewall Inn event.Â
UPDATED: #ResistTrump protests for this weekend in Google doc w/ links.
Please RT & let me know any I missed: https://t.co/YX6aRo7Jeg pic.twitter.com/oEmwhQ0IlG
— igorvolsky (@igorvolsky) February 4, 2017
Nuff said #stonewall pic.twitter.com/L8mhvwHPb4
— Doctor (@LiamPhuckall) February 4, 2017
See you at #StoneWall! #LGBTUnity pic.twitter.com/CmYDyVj5nW
— Gender Rebels (@TheGenderRebels) February 4, 2017
Ready to RESIST at Stonewall, NYC! #nohateneededjustlove #RESISTANCE pic.twitter.com/sWb6mEdCtL
— Warren Hall (@Warrmeister) February 4, 2017
On subway trying to get to rally at stonewall inn. Car so crowded ”tis is all I can see#resist pic.twitter.com/cLuZydqgmc
— denise kimbrel (@purplepixie100) February 4, 2017
#stonewall rally NYC ðŸ³ï¸â€ðŸŒˆ #@ILoveGayLGBT pic.twitter.com/AxblN3IZb8
— Ed (@edt911) February 4, 2017
People arriving by the hundreds at the #LGBTSolidarityRally at #Stonewall in NYC. pic.twitter.com/P9aZCapcrz
— Mathew Rodriguez (@mathewrodriguez) February 4, 2017
#resist #stonewall pic.twitter.com/ZrtTibAKIx
— Doctor (@LiamPhuckall) February 4, 2017
#Stonewall #resist rally hasn’t even started, and it’s ON FIRE. pic.twitter.com/lHXQY5IFDd
— Sue Fulton (@suefulton) February 4, 2017
14 minutes ahead of time, chants have begun at the NYC #LGBTSolidarityRally in front of #Stonewall pic.twitter.com/eSlqTT3ubN
— Mathew Rodriguez (@mathewrodriguez) February 4, 2017
Another day, another right to protect and defend at Stonewall. #resist #lovewins #hope pic.twitter.com/H9JbtFjwk0
— Gregg Schaufeld (@gschauf) February 4, 2017

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