On Monday, Vice President Kamala Harris made a surprise visit to the historic Stonewall Inn bar in Manhattan, where the 1969 uprising sparked the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement and Pride events worldwide. In doing so, she became the first sitting vice president to make a stop there. Harris first saw Christopher Park, which is part of the Stonewall National Monument established by former President Barack Obama in 2016. The park sits adjacent to the bar and has been repeatedly targeted by vandals in recent weeks. Harris visited the monument with National Park Service Superintendent Shirley McKinney, who briefed and gave her a tour. One of the bar’s owners, Kurt Kelly, and out TV personality Andy Cohen welcomed Harris when she made it to the Stonewall Inn. As a small scrum of reporters and photographers and many joyful customers listened intently, Cohen asked Harris to tell something that the community can be optimistic about this Pride season. According to Harris, the Biden-Harris administration will continue to support the LGBTQ+ community in the face of attacks by GOP state legislators and right-wing extremists. Harris posed for selfies with patrons and hung out behind the bar briefly, chatting with people there.
Vice President Kamala Harris Visits Stonewall Inn, Vows To Support LGBTQ+
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