Queer Nation
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Queer Nation blasts HRC for ‘hypocrisy’ on LGBT workplace protections
Saturday, May 31, 2014NEW YORK — The gay rights activist group Queer Nation this week blasted the the Human Rights Campaign, the national’s largest LGBT lobbying group, for condemning Vatican hiring policies while it lobbies for passage of a… -
LGBT activists protest Russia’s anti-gay laws at final USOC Olympic event
Sunday, February 23, 2014NEW YORK — Nearly three dozen members of the gay rights activist group Queer Nation held a raucous protest on Sunday at the United States Olympic Committee's final "Road to Sochi Tour" event at Grand Central… -
Gay rights activists protest outside NYC Russian consulate
Thursday, February 6, 2014NEW YORK -- More than 100 members of the gay activist group Queer Nation and others who oppose the Russian government’s continued attacks on human rights, including the rights of LGBT Russians, marked the opening of… -
Activist group protests outside ‘Today’ show over NBC Olympic coverage
Thursday, January 16, 2014NEW YORK -- A dozen members of the gay rights activist group Queer Nation demonstrated outside the broadcast of NBC’s Today Show on Thursday, demanding that NBC report on the Russian government’s ongoing attacks on LGBT… -
Johnny Weir apologizes after calling gay activists ‘idiots’ for anti-Russian protests
Tuesday, December 3, 2013NEW YORK — Former Olympic figure skater Johnny Weir apologized Tuesday after lashing out at gay rights activists during a speech at Barnard College, calling them “idiots” for their anti-Russian protests, which he labeled “useless.” -
Gay rights activists plan protest outside NYSE in response to ‘Russia Day’
Monday, November 18, 2013NEW YORK -- In the latest in a series of ongoing, high-profile demonstrations against the Russian government’s anti-gay laws, activist group Queer Nation will protest outside the New York Stock Exchange Monday while Russian government… -
Activists protest Russia’s anti-LGBT laws at Times Square Olympic countdown
Tuesday, October 29, 2013Olympic gold medalists stood on a temporary stage in Times Square talking about training and teamwork when the chants rose up from about 50 feet away. "Homophobia has got to go!" bellowed more than a dozen… -
Gay rights protesters disrupt Met Opera gala over Russia’s anti-gay laws
Tuesday, September 24, 2013NEW YORK -- Four members of the advocacy group Queer Nation NY on Monday disrupted the Metropolitan Opera’s Opening Night Gala, demanding that pro-Putin Russian performers at the Gala — and the Met itself — end…
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