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Phillip Wheeler probably thought the stunt would get him and his fellow Republican ahead in the polls. Instead, people want his resignation.

The Rev. William Barber, state NAACP president and driving force behind the rally, portrayed Trump’s election as a right-wing response to recent expansions of equality and justice.

A collection of clergy and community activists wanted to show the KKK that love still trumps hate.

Hundreds of people calling for Indiana to add protections for gays and transgender individuals to the state’s civil-rights laws marched through downtown Indianapolis Saturday, attracting the attention basketball fans attending the NCAA Final Four, some of whom offered the protesters cheers of support.

TEL AVIV — More than a thousand people marched in the streets of Tel Aviv on Thursday to protest against transphobia and anti-LGBT violence in Israel.

NEW YORK — A spate of hate-fueled attacks on gay men in New York, including a killing in the heart of one of its most gay-friendly neighborhoods, is stirring up anxiety, disbelief and outrage heading into what is usually a time of gay pride celebration.

DOVER, Del. — Opponents of a bill legalizing gay marriage in Delaware are making their voices heard. Hundreds of opponents of same-sex marriage gathered Thursday at Legislative Hall to urge lawmakers to vote against the bill.

RICHMOND, Va. — About 50 people gathered in front of the John Marshall Court House Building in Richmond, Va. on Thursday for an annual Valentine’s Day demonstration to support same-sex marriage.

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Supporters of gay marriage in Minnesota are holding a Valentine’s Day rally at the Capitol as they start a push for its legalization by the Legislature.

D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier, a contingent of police officials, two members of the City Council, and civic activists from the city’s Bloomingdale and Eckington neighborhoods participated in a rally and walk Thursday night against anti-LGBT violence.