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Vanasco: Do protests matter?

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 18:13:49 +0000

The modern gay movement started with a protest 40 years ago. Stonewall showed us that being gay didn’t make us weaker – it just made us different.

Since then, we have made an art of the protest.(...)

Gay marriage fight, `kiss-ins’ smack Mormon image

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:30:44 +0000

(Salt Lake City) The Mormon church’s vigorous, well-heeled support for Proposition 8, which banned gay marriage in California last year, has turned the Utah-based faith into a lightning rod for(...)

Great Nationwide Kiss-in this Saturday

Jennifer Vanasco — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:03:05 +0000

From Joe.My.God.:

The Great Nationwide Kiss-In, an event created in response to a spate of anti-gay incidents that arose out of gay men being publicly affectionate, takes place this Saturday,(...)

San Diego group plans ‘kiss-in’ at Mormon temple

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:33:38 +0000

A gay rights group plans to stage a mass kissing demonstration outside the San Diego Mormon temple as a show of support for a gay couple cited for trespassing in Utah after sharing a kiss on church property.

Mormon ‘kiss-in’ in Utah leads to shouting match

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 12:28:02 +0000

(Salt Lake City) A mass-kissing protest near the Mormon church temple Sunday drew a shouting match between gay activists and a group of faithful Mormons.

For the second consecutive weekend,(...)

Gay couple detained near Mormon plaza after kiss

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:06:54 +0000

(Salt Lake City) A gay couple say they were detained by security guards on a plaza owned by the Mormon church and later cited by police, claiming it stemmed from a kiss on the cheek.

The Church(...)