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Gay activists protest Mormon church

Source: Christian Science Monitor

Sacramento : CA : USA | about 1 year ago

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At a rally downtown, Kevin Kopjak holds a sign that reads, "No More Mr. Nice Gay." Many in the gay community are fed up, he says, and ready "to fight the good fight." Tens of thousands of people have turned out in California cities to protest a new voter-approved ban on same-sex marriages, and wider demonstrations...

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