On Wednesday night, after three days of President Trump following through on many of his campaign promises that will have drastic implications for people of color, Muslims, and immigrants, a group of LGBTQ protesters gathered in Philadelphia to protest the administration.
The protest, dubbed the #queerrager, took place outside the Loews Hotel in downtown Philadelphia, where the GOP is holding a retreat Thursday. Hundreds of people protested with chants and dancing, WPVI-TV reported.
Trump has chosen several cabinet nominees with anti-LGBTQ records, and shortly after the inauguration, all mentions of LGBTQ rights were removed from the Whitehouse.gov website.
"We're dancing through the anger," one demonstrator wrote on Twitter:
In case you did not know #queerrager #ResistTrump pic.twitter.com/t5MGr54ed4
— azephra (@az___42) January 26, 2017
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney tweeted that the protesters were welcome in his town:
Local media outlets report that more protests are expected Thursday with the retreat and Trump's visit to the city.