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Mike Pence Greeted By Protests At Chicago Fundraiser
Mike Pence Greeted By Protests At Chicago FundraiserJosh McGhee
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At 11:30 a.m., about 100 people gathered outside the luncheon to condemn Pence's stance on LGBTQ issues, immigration, women's rights, the climate and more.
Among the protesters were 17-year-old Becca Kovalski, who identifies as pansexual, and her mother Diane Rosenthal, who traveled from Valparaiso in Pence's home state of Indiana, where he is still governor.
"I have rights, and I want to keep them. Pence will not take my rights as a woman and as a gay," said Becca. "I can be gay and he cannot take that away from me."
Though she couldn't vote in the election, Becca wanted to get involved in the election and volunteered for the Bernie Sanders campaign.
Critics of Trump said Pence should also stay out of Chicago.
"He wants to ban all abortions, overturn laws barring discrimination against LGBT people in the guise of “freedom of religion," the protesters said of Pence in a statement. "He wants to fully unleash the police to stop and frisk black and other oppressed people. He made an anti-evolution speech on the floor of the House saying he believes in anti-scientific 'intelligent design,' arguing that it be taught in schools."