US Rep Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is facing rare criticism from a handful of local LGBT+ activists after the congresswoman’s office announced it would open a submission process for local residents to suggest new names for a post office currently named after a history-making figure in the gay rights movement.
The New York Daily News first reported the anger from several local activists in the Democratic congresswoman’s Queens and Bronx-area district after her office opened submissions for names for the post office in Jackson Heights, in Queens County, New York, which is currently named after Jeanne and Jules Manford, two LGBT+ activists and parents. Jeanne is credited as being the first parent to march in an LGBT+ pride parade with their child in the US.
