Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Vows To “Champion” LGBTQ+ People After Heckle
After a group of hecklers stormed a town hall event, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has assured LGBTQ+ people that she will always “champion” them of hers.
Protesters at the event on October 19, in Queens, New York City, played drums and chanted, attacking the politician’s ongoing support for LGBTQ+ equality, Gay Times report.
“AOC [Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez] has got to go,” some can be heard shouting in a video, which has almost 5.5 million views just five days after being shared to Twitter.
In the clip, the New York Democrat can be seen smiling and dancing as the hecklers continue to bombard her with verbal abuse.
Responding to the video, she explained that the “homophobes were yelling Westboro Baptist-style anti-LGBT+ slogans. What do you think I’m gonna do? Take them seriously? If you want to associate w/ their views, that’s your business.”
Referring to the district she represents, AOC added: “But NY-14 will ALWAYS have a champion for LGBTQ+ people on my watch. Period.”
She has been a longtime supporter of the LGBTQ+ community and frequently uses her platform to show support for it.
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