AOC vows to champion LGBTQ+ rights after hecklers storm New York event

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recently said that her district would ‘always have a champion for LGBTQ+ people on my watch.’ Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

The progressive congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has said she will stand up for LGBTQ+ rights after an attack by hecklers caused chaos during a recent speaking event in the Astoria neighborhood of Queens, New York.

The Democrat from New York met the heckles at the back of the Boys and Girls Club with dancing, the video of which has gone viral on social media.