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8 Gay Activists Arrested in Reid Protest on Vegas Strip
Jul 20th 2010 – 8:12PM
Steve Friess
LAS VEGAS (July 20) -- In a rare incidence of civil disobedience in this destination's tourism corridor, eight activists protesting Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's inaction on gay rights legislation were arrested for blocking traffic at one of the Strip's busiest intersections today. As they were being handcuffed and...
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