The trans activist who took a bare-chested photo at the White House Pride Month celebration won’t be invited back, according to a White House spokesperson. In a statement, the White House called 27-year-old Rose Montoya’s decision to record herself standing topless at the event with her hands covering her chest “inappropriate and disrespectful.” “It is not reflective of the event we hosted to celebrate LGBTQI+ families or the other hundreds of guests who were in attendance,” the spokesperson said in a statement to Fox News. The clip picturing Montoya topless was included in a compilation from the White House Pride celebration posted to Instagram, which also shows Montoya shaking hands and posing for a selfie with President Joe Biden alongside other invitees. Montoya responded to the backlash by stating that she had “zero intention of trying to be vulgar” and by stating that the move was perfectly legal. “Going topless in Washington D.C. is legal, and I fully support the movement in freeing the nipple,” Montoya said.
