A Pride Month runway show inside the New York City Council chamber is drawing attention online. Video released by a city council member shows dancers and performers taking over the legislative chamber during the city’s first-ever Pride Ball. The event was hosted by the Council’s LGBTQIA Caucus, with participants competing on behalf of different boroughs. For some, it was a celebration. For others, it raised questions about how government spaces are being used.

At the local elections in May, Reform had secured 23 out of 57 council seats from a standing start and managed to form a minority administration under the councillor Rob Howard. When Howard stood down for health reasons, George Finch became the youngest council leader in British history. Days spent chairing meetings, appearing in front of scrutiny committees and splitting a £500m budget between the likes of potholes, social care and special educational needs provision may not be most 19-year-old