Transgender activist, Rose Montoya who went viral after going topless during the White House’s pride event has issued an apology for her actions.
In a new TikTok video Montoya said, “I decided to do something unbecoming of a guest of the President at the White House Lawn celebration,” she admitted, noting that the controversial flashing was a “quick moment of fleeting and overwhelming trans joy. More so than ever before, I have learned how powerful and just how impactful my actions are and how impactful it is when we share our stories and experiences, and how we do so with the world.”
“I want to take this moment to apologize for the impact of my actions.” Montoya then went on to offer a special apology to everyone else who was affected by her stunt. “Last but not least I would like to apologize to the President, the White House, and the nation,” she continued. “It was never my intention to create a situation that would lead to harassment and harm of myself and others, nor for trans joy … to be weaponized by vile people of the opposition.”
As we previously reported, Montoya posted a viral video of the event and showed some behind the scenes and even took a selfie with president Joe Biden. After going topless at the White House. She went on TikTok and made a video and argued that it’s “legal” to go topless in Washington DC. “I fully support the movement and freeing the nipple,” Montoya said. “My trans masculine friends were showing off their top surgery scars and living in joy, and I wanted to join them. And because it is perfectly within the law of Washington, D.C. I decided to join them and cover my nipples just to play it safe.”
“I had zero intention of trying to be vulgar or be profane in any way. I was simply living my joy, and my truth, and existing in my body” Montoya added.
The White House responded to all of the backlash after seeing the model go topless and released a statement that read: “This behavior is inappropriate and disrespectful for any event at the White House, It is not reflective of the event we hosted to celebrate LGBTQI+ families or the other hundreds of guests who were in attendance. Individuals in the video will not be invited to future events.”