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:Eric Ethington (Author) | March 10, 2011
Salt Lake City, Utah – This Is Happening Now! Activists are storming the Utah State Capitol Building on the final night of the legislative session, furious over the Republicans’ passage of HB 477 which denies citizen access to legislative communications. Video and Pics below! There are currently over 400 people charging up the stairs and [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | September 23, 2010
NYC – During a Democratic fundraiser in the city, President Obama again found himself being heckled by activists – this time AIDS activists who want the President to fulfill on a promise of more funding. Watch the video here! Activists yelled slogans and held signs aloft reading “Obama broken promises KILL.” Supporters of the president [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | September 15, 2010
Pennsylvania – Governor Rendell apologized after it was revealed that many gay activists in his state were being monitored by Homeland Security as possible security / terrorist threats. SRSLY? Ok, thank you Governor for apologizing but how the hell did this happen in the first place? And is the watch-list confined solely to Pennsylvania or [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | September 14, 2010
Nepal – 70 Nepali activists have been arrested while protesting over the government’s refusal to give transgender residents their citizenship papers. Without those papers, trans citizens cannot get jobs, go to school or receive hospital treatment. In 2007, the Supreme Court ordered the government to amend laws to end discrimination against homosexuals, and give them [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | May 17, 2010
Minsk – While trying to hold a gay pride parade, 7 activists were arrested because the parade was not sanctioned by the government. They have been fined and released. Video available of the arrests! The activists were detained on May 15 while trying to hold a gay-pride parade that was not sanctioned by Minsk authorities. [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | March 19, 2010
Yesterday, March 18th 2010 will be remembered as one of the great days of civil disobedience and LGBT Superheroes! It started yesterday afternoon in DC where a rally on DADT was being thrown by the HRC and entertainer Kathy Griffen. Although the rally was well attended (thanks to our celebrity fag-hag ) it was mostly [...]
"Eric, trying to have this (civil rights) conversation with you is ultimately like trying to teach a pig to dance, it just annoys the pig. So Eric, sorry to annoy you."
-Paul Mero, The Sutherland Institute.