LGBT Activists Tell ‘Daddy’ Pence ‘Stop the Hate! F–k You!’

Homosexual and transgender activists in the District of Columbia hold a “Queer Dance Party” protest against Vice-President-elect Mike Pence Wednesday night. The vulgar protest was widely covered by media. Watch MRC video HERE. Click on photo to enlarge.

The following is excerpted from the Media Research Center NewsBusters site, regarding the “Queer Dance Party” protest Wednesday night at Vice-President Pence’s pre-Inaugural temporary home in the District of Columbia. Watch the MRC video HERE.

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Video: LGBT Activists Tell ‘Daddy’ Pence ‘Stop the Hate! F–k You!’

By Sarah Stites and Katie Yoder, January 19, 2017, MRC NewsBusters

On Wednesday night, an estimated crowd of 200 queer folks and LGBT activists shook their booties and danced their way to VP-elect Mike Pence’s neighborhood. And the media were all over it.

“We are here tonight to send a clear message to Daddy Pence that we will not tolerate bigotry and hate in our country,” yelled organizer Firas Nasr amidst cheers at the protest gathering point. “We are here today to take the streets as our dance floor,” he continued. “Through dance, we choose to embrace one another, we choose to choose love over hate!”

Energized from the speech, the crowd began the 1.2 mile march from the D.C. Friendship Heights neighborhood to Chevy Chase, Maryland. A beribboned truck led the way, blaring Lady Gaga and Beyonce, while rainbow-clad marchers followed, stopping frequently to dance and cheer. One protester vandalized signs along the route with stickers and spray paint. And a large number of reporters from the networks, local newspapers and international outlets flanked the march.

At one point, the protesters poked fun at and danced around a middle-aged couple holding up a sign in support of President-elect Donald Trump and Pence.

Pence’s neighborhood was blocked by police, and the VP-elect was away at an inaugural dinner. Still, the crowd got as close as they could. At that point, Nasr climbed on the truck and twerked to the music, while the crowd chanted: “Daddy Pence, come dance!”

When asked what she wished to tell Pence, one young protester told MRC Culture: “Look at the beauty of these people. Learn to stop the hate. F–k you, my dude.” Her response echoed the strange mix of proclaimed free love and hate toward Pence that characterized the evening.

The event boasted wide media coverage, ranging from mainstream journalism to LGBT-celebrating articles. JamesMichael Nichols, Huff Post’s Queer Voices Deputy Editor, extended a “big thank you to all of the queers who turned out” for the party. “Did you get the message, Mike?” he questioned. “We’re here, we’re queer, get used to it!” …

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