Thousands of trans protestors hold a dance party outside the Heritage Foundation

Two thousand people marched in the Gender Liberation March on Washington D.C. last Saturday, ending up right in front of the conservative Heritage Foundation, the organization responsible for Project 2025.

Marchers voiced their opposition to Project 2025, the conservative plan to reduce personal liberty and consolidate executive power if Donald Trump wins a second term. Marchers demanded bodily autonomy, from access to gender-affirming healthcare to reproductive justice.

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Earlier this afternoon as the inaugural Gender Liberation March made its way past the Supreme Court after rallying against the ultra conservative-controlled court. pic.twitter.com/jrDMSzxmuc

— Talia Jane ❤️‍🔥 (@taliaotg) September 14, 2024

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The Washington Blade reported that attendees chanted, “Abortion rights are trans rights” as they passed the Supreme Court. When the march arrived at the Heritage Foundation, the party began. DJ J Griffin Maxwell Brooks performed a set and vogued while a dance party began.

Marchers held signs that said “Gender liberation for all,” “Our bodies, our futures,” and “Why are you so obsessed with our bodies?!”

Actor Elliot Page spoke at the march, as did comedian Julio Torres and author Geena Rocero.

Transgender rights activists are mobilizing and walking in the Gender Liberation March in Washington, DC. Organizers are protesting prospective legislative action, such as #Project2025, that would restrict rights of the Trans Community. #GenderLiberationMarch#GenderLiberation pic.twitter.com/OvmeWEB42R

— DCnewsvideo (@DCnewsvideo) September 14, 2024

the gender liberation march vogues outside the heritage foundation here in DC. @genderlib4all pic.twitter.com/4NTYwzKFlj

— Madison Swart (@swartmadison) September 14, 2024

“It was important for us to have that moment in front of the Heritage Foundation as a way to bring our queer joy right to their offices and show that no matter what they have planned, they will not win, they will not break us or our spirit,” co-organizer Eliel Cruz said in a statement. “Our communities are resilient and we will always come together and fight back against these attacks to control our bodies and decisions about our healthcare.”

Queer rights and abortion rights are at risk now more than ever. According to the Trans Legislation Tracker, 658 anti-trans bills have been introduced nationwide in 2024. Meanwhile, the Center for Reproductive Rights reports that 14 states have implemented near-total abortion bans following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in June 2022.

Gender Liberation March on DC pic.twitter.com/T3EYIY0DRu

— Little Miss Anthropy (@yeahitslyte) September 16, 2024

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— Little Miss Anthropy (@yeahitslyte) September 16, 2024

Gender Liberation March broke out in a dance circle — a throwback to the Stonewall protests created by Qween Jean in 2020 — in front of the Heritage Foundation, a far-right thinktank behind ‘Project 2025’ which seeks to push the U.S. into a christofascist dictatorship. pic.twitter.com/boQ0wz7sZB

— Talia Jane ❤️‍🔥 (@taliaotg) September 14, 2024

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