Protesting the DNC in Boston Over DOMA

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After the Obama Administration's Department of Justice compared gay relationships to incestuous relationships in an infamous brief, gay rights activists and bloggers have called for shutting off the "gayTM." Vice President Biden came to Fenway Park in Boston for a major fundraiser on Tuesday, June 23rd -- and here's the protest against it. The DNC and Obama Administration can expect these protests at rallies across the country until they keep their promises on gay rights.

Among the highlights: The Boston Cops couldn't handle us across the street from the fundraiser -- and made us move several hundred feet further away, without great justification. MassEquality crossed the line, attending the fundraiser. Niether Lt. Gov. Tim Murray nor Mayor Menino recognized the crowds protesting.

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1. We must let our "friends and allies" know

when they're not acting in a friendly manner or in a truly allied manner. That kind of protest will have a much bigger effect at Democratic events than it would at Republican events.

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2. Romancing the State

There was a good discussion recently on GRITtv on the legacy of Stonewall and the history of discrimination. You can see it here:

http://lauraflanders.firedoglake.com/2009/06/23/romancing-the-state/