At LGBTQ fair, support for worried families
Keri and Carly Cohen with their 2-year-old triplets, Delaney, Hannah and Mason, on Sunday at the LGBT Network in Hauppauge. Credit: Elizabeth Sagarin
An LGBT family day event in Hauppauge sought to provide support for those in the community while resisting some of the Trump administration’s efforts.
"We exist. We are here," said Robert Vitelli, CEO of the LGBT Network, at its headquarters, the site of the nonprofit's LGBT Families Day on Sunday.
"We are Americans, and as Americans, we deserve to be free to be who we are," Vitelli added. "We will not be erased."
The family day, which included a bounce house and other activities for children, came after several orders from President Donald Trump targeting the nation's transgender community.
Tiffany Cusaac-Smith is a general assignment reporter for Newsday. She previously worked at USA TODAY and is an alum of Howard University.
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