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As Westboro protests NY gay marriage, same-sex couples are unfazed
About a dozen protesters from the Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kan., gathered outside of Manhattan Clerks office this morning to protest the legalization of marriage equality in New York State.
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Hundreds stage ‘kiss-in’ protest outside London pub where gay couple ejected
Several hundred demonstrators gathered outside the locked doors of a London pub Friday evening to to attended a ‘kiss-in’ protest after a gay couple claimed they were thrown out for kissing.
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‘Queer Rising’ activists bring Manhattan traffic to a halt over marriage equality
Five members of the LGBT activist group Queer Rising were arrested Monday afternoon when they brought rush hour traffic to a standstill outside New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Manhattan office in a protest to demand marriage equality.
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SLDN plans ‘Mission: Incomplete’ rally at U.S. Capitol to pressure Senate on DADT vote
The Servicemembers Legal Defense Network has announced plans for a rally on Friday at the U.S. Capitol to protest the Senate’s failure to pass repeal of “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell,” the military’s ban on openly gay service members.
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13 Gay rights activists arrested at White House protest of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
Thirteen gay rights activists were arrested Monday after they handcuffed themselves to the White House’s north gate in a protest demonstration urging President Barack Obama to repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” the military’s ban openly gay service members.
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KKK rally in Augusta falls flat, pro-gay counter-protesters outnumber Klan
Members of the Ku Klux Klan and representatives from the Supreme White Alliance rallied at Augusta State University on Saturday to protest the school’s action in requiring one of its graduate students to complete remediation courses regarding homosexuality.
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LGBT activists stage NYC ‘die-in’ protest to honor suicide victims, demand civil rights
More than 300 LGBT activists dropped to the floor in Grand Central Station in New York City Friday evening in a demonstration of death, aimed at calling attention to the rash of recent bullying, torture, suicides, and murders of LGBT Americans. At around 6 p.m. in the main concourse of the nation’s busiest transit hub, […]
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Thousands protest outside Mormon church over LDS leader’s anti-gay remarks
An estimated 4,500 gay rights advocates gathered outside the headquarters of the Mormon church Thursday evening to protest recent remarks from a church leader that homosexuality is an immoral condition that can and should be overcome.
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Tens of thousands gather in central London to protest against Pope Benedict XVI
LONDON — Tens of thousands of protesters gathered in central London on Saturday, angered by the Pope’s response to the child abuse scandal, his homophobic comments about gay relationships and his claims that condoms spread rather than prevent the spread of HIV and AIDS. The march proceeded from Hyde Park Corner through central London to […]
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Gay marriage opponents, supporters clash at Rhode Island state capitol
Armed with chants and shouted prayers, more than 300 opponents and proponents of same-sex marriage faced off Sunday on the south lawn of the Rhode Island State House on Sunday.