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Title: Protesters Among the Gay Tuxedoed Crowd
Post by: Mnemosyne on July 28, 2008, 09:29:44 AM
Protesters Among the Gay Tuxedoed Crowd
http://www.beyondchron.org/articles/Protesters_Among_the_Gay_Tuxedoed_Crowd_5913.html (http://www.beyondchron.org/articles/Protesters_Among_the_Gay_Tuxedoed_Crowd_5913.html)
by Tommi Avicolli Mecca, Jul. 28, 2008

"This is one for the history books," said Robert Haaland, a longtime San Francisco transgender activist. He couldn't be more on the money. A coalition of groups, including Pride at Work, And Castro 4 All, and the Harvey Milk LGBT Democratic Club, called a boycott and managed to get not only local politicians, but also the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) dinner's keynote speaker to cancel at the last moment.