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Topless Activists Soak Belgian Archbishop in Protest Against Catholic Church

By Jason St. Amand | Friday Apr 26, 2013
Members from the Ukrainian feminist group FEMEN threw water at a Belgian archbishop to fight homophobia in the Catholic Church. The incident unsurprisingly drew ire from the religious right.

In Face of Defeat, Religious Right Keeps Fighting Marriage Equality

By Jason St. Amand | Wednesday Apr 3, 2013
An anti-gay activist uploaded a video that shows a child protesting outside a North Carolina church that refuses to hol wedding ceremonies until same-sex couples can tie the knot. Meanwhile an ex-gay activist condemned Starbucks for backing gay marriage.

South Florida LGBT Community Reacts to Protest Against Management of Wilton Manors Condo

By Gideon Grudo | Tuesday Feb 26, 2013
It was the story of an alleged victim of the scheme, Michal Nunnenkamp, that set the community on full comment-rage.

Pop Ups :: 8/8/12

By Jason St. Amand | Wednesday Aug 8, 2012
Here is our round of viral videos that feature two protests and Bristol Palin’s son who uses some choice words during a tantrum.

Protesters to Occupy San Francisco’s Gay Pride Parade

By Jason St. Amand | Thursday Jun 21, 2012
OccuPride, an San Francisco based group, will protest San Francisco’s Gay Pride Parade to protest the way the LGBT community is treated by politicians and large businesses.

Civil Rights, Gay Activists Protest NYPD’s Stop-and-Frisk Tactics

By Verena Dobnik | Monday Jun 18, 2012
Gay activists marched with thousands of people against the New York Police Department’s "stop-and-frisk" tactics.

Gay Rights Groups to Join NYPD Street Stop Protest

By Deepti Hajela | Wednesday Jun 6, 2012
Gay rights groups are speaking out in support of a silent march being held later this month to protest the New York Police Department’s street stop policy.

’Slutwalks’ Put Provocative Message in the Streets

By Russell Contreras | Friday May 6, 2011
An international series of protests known as SlutWalks, sparked by a Toronto police officer’s flippant comment that women should avoid dressing like "sluts" to avoid being raped or victimized, is taking root in the United States.

AIDS Hecklers Rattle Obama

By Kilian Melloy | Monday Nov 1, 2010
Hecklers who have hounded Obama over AIDS funding interrupted the president once more over the weekend--and Obama dressed them down for it.

Angry students protest cuts to schools, colleges

By Terence Chea | Friday Mar 5, 2010
Anger over rising tuition and school budget cuts boiled over as students across the country staged rowdy demonstrations that led to clashes with police and the rush-hour shutdown of a major freeway in California.
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