Pro Gay Clergy Drown Out DC Protesters

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        Pro Gay Clergy Drown Out DC Protesters
     
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          Mar 03, 2010
          
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A large group of supportive clergy members managed to drown out protesters from Fred Phelps's Westboro Baptist Church Wednesday as the city began issuing the first marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

Members of the clergy joined with LGBT activists in a round of "This Little Light of Mine" to drown out the opposition.

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The resignations came within 24 hours of each other and amidst allegations of censorship by their own party.

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Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick’s promise to protect every American’s dignity faces scrutiny as his party circulates Pride photos and inflammatory claims about trans youth.

The Pentagon plans to livestream a firing squad execution, bringing Hegseth’s public performance of toughness to the administration of death.

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A year after Virginia Commonwealth University hospital ended its gender-affirming care program for transgender youth, researchers from the same institution have released a new study on anti-trans policymaking.

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Igho "Tiny" Ubiribo died earlier this year after getting a nonsurgical cosmetic procedure while overseas.

The two states accounted for 95 percent of books banned by public schools in the 2025-2026 school year.

“You don’t have to sacrifice any member of our community to win,” Kelley Robinson told reporters as she outlined HRC’s $15 million midterm investment.

A new trial found a technique similar to blood cancer treatment that kept two patients at undetectable levels for extended periods.