The White House said a transgender activist who took her top off during a Pride event on the South Lawn will not be invited to future events.
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00:00A transgender activist has been banned from the White House for going topless on the South
00:04Lawn during a Pride event.
00:05Rose Montoya was among hundreds invited by the Biden administration to an event over
00:09the weekend to celebrate LGBTQ Plus Pride Month.
00:12Montoya posted a video from the event to Instagram that included a clip of her standing in front
00:17of the White House topless and covering herself with her hands.
00:20A White House representative said that Montoya and the other people featured in her video
00:24would be banned from future events.
00:26This behavior is inappropriate and disrespectful for any event at the White House.
00:29It is not reflective of the event we hosted to celebrate LGBTQ Plus families or the other
00:34hundreds of guests who were in attendance, the White House spokesperson said.
00:38Individuals in the video will not be invited to future events.
00:41Montoya posted a video response on Instagram that said the following.
00:44Conservatives are trying to use the video of me topless at the White House to try to
00:50call the community groomers, etc.
00:53And I would just like to say that first of all, going topless in Washington D.C. is legal
00:59and I fully support the movement and freeing the nipple because why is my chest now deemed
01:07inappropriate or illegal when I show it off?
01:10However, before coming out as trans, it was not.