All posts tagged "protests"
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Al Pacino Admits the Movie “Cruising” Was “Exploitative” of Gays
The 84-year-old actor reveals in his new memoir that he anonymously donated his salary from the film to various charities.
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Drag Queens Are Hiring More Security Following Club Q Shooting
A number of prominent drag queens are taking extra steps to protect themselves following last month’s mass shooting at Club Q, an LGBTQ nightclub in...
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Iran’s State-Run Media Attacks Britney Spears
Iran's state-run media giant, IRNA, is attempting to discredit Britney Spears' support for the Iranian protesters.
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School Board Could Fire Teacher Over Rainbow Stickers
A school board in Texas will soon decide whether to fire a teacher removed from school last year for placing rainbow stickers on her classroom...
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Nellie’s Sports Bar fires security firm, will close for the week after protests
Nellie's Sports Bar has fired its security vendor and will remain closed for the week after security dragged a woman down the stairs.
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‘Until the Flood’ at Studio Theatre joins a national conversation about police killing Black people
Studio's ensemble production of "Until the Flood" captures the urgency of a play made for this moment
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WATCH: The Kennedy Center dims its lights to memorialize George Floyd
"We take a stand for George Floyd and for so many others who have lost their lives as a result of racial violence and bigotry,"...
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Activists mark International Sex Workers Day by reiterating call for decriminalization in DC
Advocates say sex workers face significant hurdles in their lives due to record of arrests
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Pat McCrory accuses NBA of hypocrisy on China’s human rights record
Former North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory (R) is blasting the NBA and accusing the professional basketball league as “hypocritical” for how it’s dealing with China...
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Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Roselló resigns after leak of sexist and homophobic texts
Embattled governor will step down on Aug. 2 following two years that saw a series of crises befall the U.S. territory
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Anti-LGBTQ group plans monthly protest of Houston Public Library’s Drag Queen Storytime
MassResistance plans "peaceful protests" to pressure politicians and library officials into cancelling event
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Over 100,000 Israelis protest after Netanyahu caves to right-wingers on LGBTQ rights
More than 100,000 Israelis took to the streets of Tel Aviv on Sunday night to protest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s backtracking on a provision within...
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Werk for Peace protested the Trump administration by dancing through D.C.
Hundreds convened on Trump International Hotel to protest through the power of dance
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Women’s March returns to kick off year-long campaign against the Trump agenda
Organizers want to direct the energy of the march into real change
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Health care bill protesters arrested during sit-ins at Republican Senate offices
At least 20 health care activists with pre-existing conditions were arrested during sit-ins at Republican senators’ offices on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, with the numbers...
