On Ash Wednesday in Greenwich Village, Reverends Elizabeth Edman and Amanda Hambrick offered ashes mixed with glitter near the Stonewall monument. This act symbolized solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community amidst rising anti-LGBTQ+ sentiments. The event was a protest against the National Park Service's erasure of LGBTQ+ identities from the Stonewall national monument and highlighted the ongoing struggle for recognition and inclusion. Through this ritual, the reverends aimed to empower queer and trans lives, emphasizing resilience and strength through a uniquely inclusive Christian liturgy.
This particular distribution served an additional purpose: To combat homophobia and anti-transgender rhetoric.
We have come here today to stand in solidarity with queer and trans people, to affirm the value of queer and trans lives, and to protest the erasure of queer and trans people from the Stonewall National Monument.
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