Here in New York, hundreds of protesters gathered at the historic Stonewall National Monument Friday after the National Park Service removed the letters T and Q from the LGBTQ+ on the monument’s website. The move drew condemnation nationwide as an attempt to erase trans and queer people from history. The Stonewall rebellion in 1969 was led in part by Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P. Johnson, both transgender activists of color. This is Angelica Christina, trans activist, actor, model and board member of the Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative.

Angelica Christina: “To my community, to the trans, nonbinary and intersex folks out there, to our youth: I see you. I love you. You are loved. You have a community of people here that love you and see you for exactly who you are, that acknowledge your existence. You are not alone.”