'F*ck Trump, Just Dance:' Dance Party Protest Outside Trump Tower in NYC (Video)

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'F*ck Trump, Just Dance:' Dance Party Protest Outside Trump Tower in NYC
There's more than one way to demonstrate against President Trump and his rollback of transgender protections for students, and in this case, it involved loud dance music and rainbow flags.
 Dawn Ennis
          
          Feb 28, 2017
          
        
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The Advocate's news editor Dawn Ennis successfully transitioned from broadcast journalism to online media following another transition that made headlines; in 2013, she became the first trans staffer in any major TV network newsroom. As the first out transgender editor at The Advocate, the native New Yorker continues her 30-year media career, in which she has earned more than a dozen awards, including two Emmys. With the blessing of her three children, Dawn retains the most important job title she's ever held: Dad.
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'F*ck Trump, Just Dance:' Dance Party Protest Outside Trump Tower in NYC

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'F*ck Trump, Just Dance:' Dance Party Protest Outside Trump Tower in NYC

There's more than one way to demonstrate against President Trump and his rollback of transgender protections for students, and in this case, it involved loud dance music and rainbow flags.

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A civil rights group claims that backlash to the show's popularity has caused an uptick in anti-LGBTQ+ hate from fellow players and coaches.

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