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Protests grow over digital bill

BBC Technology News  2 days ago

Petitions and protests are planned in the wake of government plans to tackle persistent pirates.
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Teabaggers Fistfight Counter-Protesters

Joe My God  3 days ago

A teabagger rally on a Fort Lauderdale street corner turned violent when counter-protesters from the pro-immigrant ANSWER group showed up.
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Chuck Raasch: Pastor's purpose-driven politics

Topix Gay News  5 days ago

Rick Warren is on multiple missions. The Christian pastor who spoke the prayer at President Barack Obama's inauguration, a choice that prompted protests from gay-rights activists, came to Washington, D.
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Seeking to put asunder

Topix Gay News  Nov 19 09

This is how Bishop Harry Jackson spent his summer vacation: He hustled back and forth across the District rallying his faithful flock who oppose gay marriage.
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Protest in NYC Against Uganda’s Anti-Gay Measure

Gay News Bits  Nov 18 09

What: A public protest against a proposed Anti-Homosexuality Bill in Uganda will take place on Thursday in New York City aligned with global human rights protests in other cities.
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School Projects and Protests

Out Front Blog  Nov 18 09

This past weekend I took a vacation to Atlanta to visit childhood friends and relax with mindless and entertaining activities.
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10-Year-Old Protests Pledge for Equality

Advocate  Nov 16 09

Fifth-grader Will Phillips is taking a lot of flak at his elementary school for not reciting the Pledge of Allegiance, in protest for gay equality.
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BEENIE MAN CONCERTS AXED IN NZ

Homovision  Nov 16 09

All of Beenie Man’s Australian and New Zealand concert dates have been cancelled. This follows protests by gay rights groups, including the Australian Coalition for Equality.
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Anti-gay church sets its sights on Jews

Google Gay News / USA Today  Nov 13 09

Anti-gay church sets its sights on JewsUSA TodayThe church says it has conducted more than 40000 protests since 1991, all in an effort to warn Americans against accepting gay rights and to fight the .
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Strange Bedfellows: Mormons Support Utah Gay Rights Law; Catholics to End DC Social Services

Real Jock  Nov 13 09

The LDS has surprised critics by endorsing Utah gay rights laws, while the Catholic Church protests DC's marriage policies.
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Gay, anti-gay protests outside Ft. Worth City Hall get heated

PageOneQ  Nov 12 09

Gay, anti-gay protests outside Ft. Worth City Hall get heated
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Bribery: Blackwater "authorized secret payments" to Iraqi leaders

America Blog  Nov 10 09

This is thoroughly disgusting, but not at all surprising: Top executives at Blackwater Worldwide authorized secret payments of about $1 million to Iraqi officials that were intended to silence their criticism and buy their support after a September 2007 episode in which Blackwater security guards fatally shot 17 Iraqi civilians in Baghdad, according to former company officials.
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Report: Kiss-in protests led to LDS support for Salt Lake gay-friendly law

Qnews  Nov 10 09

Source: Salt Lake Tribune, Deseret News, KSL, Fox13Now

Mormon Temple, Salt Lake City

The powerful Salt Lake City-based LDS (Mormon) church announced Tuesday that it will support a proposed pair of Salt Lake City ordinances that would make it illegal to discriminate against LGBT in housing and employment.
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Calls grow for Uganda to reject anti-gay bill

Pink News  Nov 10 09

A bill in Uganda which would see gay people being executed has led to protests and public calls for it to be rejected.
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Thank GOD police didn't use excessive force at the Rainbow Lounge in Ft. Worth, Texas

Bilerico  Nov 06 09

The police are expected to come out with the results of their internal investigation of their raid on a Ft.
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Jesus Hits Prop. 8 Anniversary Protest

Advocate  Nov 05 09

In an effort to keep the fight for marriage equality on the minds of California voters, more than 500 people gathered in Los Angeles’s Silver Lake neighborhood on Wednesday night, the anniversary of last year’s Prop.
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Teabaggers descend on Congress today to 'scare' them out of passing health care reform

America Blog  Nov 05 09

Unfortunately, it doesn't take much.Minnesotta wingnut Republican House member Michele Bachmann called on the teabagging protesters to descend on the US Capitol building today to "scare" Members of Congress into not passing health care reform.
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Trans writer defends 'offensive' Jesus, Queen of Heaven play

Pink News  Nov 05 09

A trans woman who wrote a play portraying Jesus as undergoing transition to become a woman has defended her work, saying that protests by angry Christians have no foundation in the Bible.
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Protesters Going Old School

Andrew Sullivan The Daily Dish  Nov 04 09

Even non-college students are getting in the act: Mowj Camp reports that students in several schools across Tehran are preparing for November 4 protests by starting to chant “Death to Dictator” early in the morning.
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Tatchell elated as Muslim hardliners pull out of Sharia Law demo

Pink Paper  Nov 04 09

A demonstration of Muslim hardliners calling for Sharia Law to be imposed in Britain pulled out at the last minute following planned counter-protests.
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