RantCrush Top 5: January 19, 2017

A whole lot of festive people threw a dance party outside of VP-elect Mike Pence’s house in Washington, D.C. last night in protest against his stance on LGBT rights. As many as 200 protesters showed up wearing tutus, stilettos, spandex outfits, and unicorn horns. There were rainbow flags and glow sticks everywhere. The protest was organized by WERK for Peace and DisruptJ20.

More from tonight. Party outside Mike Pence’s house. @werkforpeace #WeWillDance pic.twitter.com/QCEpu3mhyi

— Alejandro Alvarez (@aletweetsnews) January 19, 2017

These are the streets outside Mike Pence’s house in D.C., shut down by activists throwing a Queer Dance Party tonight. Pure jubilance. pic.twitter.com/GrJAgvSZBh

— Jack Smith IV (@JackSmithIV) January 19, 2017

Pence previously supported using taxpayer money for conversion therapy and he has called gay marriage a sign of “societal collapse.” But D.C. isn’t ok with Pence’s stances. He moved into his current house in December, and shortly after that his new neighbors started decorating their houses with Pride flags.

Emma Von Zeipel

Emma Von Zeipel is a staff writer at Law Street Media. She is originally from one of the islands of Stockholm, Sweden. After working for Democratic Voice of Burma in Thailand, she ended up in New York City. She has a BA in journalism from Stockholm University and is passionate about human rights, good books, horses, and European chocolate. Contact Emma at EVonZeipel@LawStreetMedia.com.