By The FirstA transgender influencer on TikTok sparked a massive outrage after footage surfaced of the performer walking around topless at a White House party just feet from President Joe Biden.
From Newsweek:
Rose Montoya was among hundreds welcomed by President Joe Biden on Saturday for a celebration on the South Lawn described by the administration as the largest Pride event ever hosted at the White House.
Pride Month is being celebrated at a time when anti-transgender sentiment is rising in the United States, and brands including Target are facing boycotts over their Pride marketing and LGBTQ+ products. Meanwhile, state lawmakers have introduced at least 525 bills and enacted 78 bills that target the LGBTQ+ community in the current legislative session, according to the Human Rights Campaign, a group that advocates for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer rights.
“I had the honor of attending White House Pride, the largest one in history where the pride flag flew for the first time,” Montoya wrote in the caption of her TikTok video. “This is trans joy. We’re here at the white house unapologetically trans, queer, and brown.”
