Photo: Courtesy of The McKittrick Hotel
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortezand her Green New Deal proposal were welcomed at a celebration over the weekend.
A source tells PEOPLE the congresswoman was at McKittrick Hotel’s Club Car for the late night XX-rated burlesque show “Bartschland Follies” with her boyfriend Riley Roberts on Friday evening.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Murray Hill.DKC/O&M
Ocasio-Cortez took photos with drag queens and LGBT icons, including Murray Hill, who posted a photo of the pair with the caption, “The inspiring and formidable @ocasio2018 attended the @bartschland Follies show @themckittrick last night in NYC. She brought hope to the room and showed us 🇺🇸 future! Her choice words, ‘Be who you are. You are beautiful. You are accepted.’ ”
Ocasio-Cortez and Markey hope their legislation leads to a resolution “guaranteeing a job with a family-sustaining wage, adequate family and disability leave, paid vacations, and retirement security to all people of the United States.”
In late February,Ivanka TrumpdismissedOcasio-Cortez’s proposal, to which the representative responded with a viral tweet: “As a person who actually worked for tips & hourly wages in my life, instead of having to learn about it 2nd-hand, I can tell you that most people want to be paid enough to live. A living wage isn’t a gift. it’s a right. Workers are often paid far less than the value they create.”
Alexandria Ocasio Cortez and Dirty Martini.DKC/O&M
One of the most progressive members of the House, Ocasio-Cortez has been a vocal LBGTQ ally and is currently co-sponsoring theEquality Act, which would prohibit “discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity,” in federally funded accommodations, education and housing.
Supporting LGBT entertainers is nothing new for Ocasio-Cortez.
source: people.com
