Peppermint and actor Javier Muñoz on Tuesday traveled to Capitol Hill and urged lawmakers to oppose HIV/AIDS funding cuts.

Muñoz, who starred in “Hamilton,” and Peppermint, who finished second in the ninth season of “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” met with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), U.S. Sen. Kirstin Gillibrand, (D-N.Y.), U.S. Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.), and other members of New York’s Congressional delegation. Muñoz and Peppermint also joined Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), U.S. Reps. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) and Mark Pocan (D-Wisc.) and HIV/AIDS activists at a rally that took place at the House Triangle.

“We’re here to save HIV funding because it’s in jeopardy,” Peppermint told the Washington Blade during an interview before she and Muñoz went to the Cap

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