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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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- 05/21/12 What Has Made Gay Rights Move So Fast? Familiarity. Source: Towle Road Anyone who's been paying attention understands how rapidly the LGBT rights movement has progressed over the past decade or so.
- 05/04/12 Gay Propaganda Ban in Russia Source: RIA Novosti - Russia Activists from a fundamentalists Russian Orthodox organization held a protest before the opening ceremony of an international gay and lesbian film festival in Moscow, the Ridus information agency reported on Thursday.
- 02/14/12 Gay rights advocates seek to reverse measure... Source: CBS - KHOU - Houston TX HOUSTONâIn 2009 Houston elected its first openly gay mayor and now gay activists believe the time has come for gay residents to gain more opportunities.
- 10/14/11 US gays putting pressure on Coca-Cola Source: Jamaica Gleaner Gay activists in the United States have turned their spotlight on the international beverage producer Coca-Cola over its sponsorship of the Coke Zero Live concert which was held in Montego Bay, St James, in late April.
Background on gay activists
The Gay Activists Alliance (GAA) was founded in New York City on December 21, 1969, after the Stonewall riots, by dissident members of the Gay Liberation Front (GLF).
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