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Title: HRC gala raises money and ire in New York
Post by: Shana A on February 29, 2008, 07:59:33 AM
http://www.washblade.com/2008/2-29/news/national/12122.cfm (http://www.washblade.com/2008/2-29/news/national/12122.cfm)

HRC gala raises money and ire in New York
Protests over movement's priorities have 'no impact' on fundraising efforts

Trenton Straube
Friday, February 29, 2008

NEW YORK — The Human Rights Campaign's gala New York fundraiser unfolded last weekend in typical fashion: Inside, a swank crowd of almost 1,000 mingled during a formal dinner ceremony while outside about 40 "radical" activists chanted, "You can't spell LGBT with HRC."