AOC vows to champion LGBTQ+ rights after hecklers storm New York event
by Erum Salam in New York from US news | The Guardian on (#652M9)
Hecklers were attacking a policy providing affordable housing for LGBTQ+ people
The progressive congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has said she will stand up for LGBTQ+ rights after an attack by hecklers caused chaos during a recent speaking event in the Astoria neighborhood of Queens, New York.
The Democrat from New York met the heckles at the back of the Boys and Girls Club with dancing, the video of which has gone viral on social media.
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