Overview

• President Trump installed himself as chairman in February and ousted the Kennedy Center’s board, citing opposition to LGBTQ+ programming.
• Sens. John Hickenlooper, Tammy Baldwin, Jacky Rosen, Brian Schatz and Elizabeth Warren rented the Justice Forum to stage the 90-minute "Love is Love" concert.
• Hamilton producer Jeffrey Seller organized the event, which showcased Broadway performers and the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington D.C. in a display of LGBTQ+ solidarity.
• The concert followed a series of cancellations and boycotts by artists including Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jeffrey Seller in response to the president’s overhaul of the institution.
• Kennedy Center President Richard Grenell criticized the event as a "political stunt," accusing organizers of ‘‘larping as victims of intolerance.’’