Four Gay Activists Arrested In Marriage Protest After Chaining Themselves To New York Marriage Burea

[FreeState]

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Happy Valentines

Four activists from the group Queer Rising were arrested this morning after chaining themselves to the New York Marriage Bureau following the application and subsequent rejection of marriage licenses to more than 20 same-sex couples.

Alan Bounville, Jake Goodman, Justin Elzie and Gabriel Yuri Bollag chained and pad-locked themselves to the entrance railing, subsequently blocking entry to the marriage bureau, according to the group.


Following the rejection of the same-sex couples, a lesbian and gay man applied to be married and were approved as a couple for a marriage license. Between 50 and 100 marriage equality supporters held a rally and press conference in the park opposite the bureau.

Said group spokesman Spring Super: “New York City is home to the Stonewall Riots and in that tradition we are here to say that equality doesn’t arrive through the ballot box. The bankrupt strategy of putting all efforts into electing so-called ‘friendly’ officials has failed. We must shift to building a grassroots, national movement that demands full equality by any means necessary. Today, through our symbolic marriage applications, rally and civil disobedience, that message was quite clear.”

[Mari333]

1. heroes. knr

[Sans Culottes]

2. Yes. K&R n/t

[theHandpuppet]

3. Kudos to Queer Rising!

And BOO to BIGOTS!

Equality NOW!

[alp227]

4. The grand tradition of civil disobedience in the name of human rights.

Give the gays their rights, they'll shut up for you. K&R.

[blueamy66]

What were they charged with?

??

[PHIMG]

5. :) Brave heroes.

[theHandpuppet]

6. Kicking

:kick:

[Toasterlad]

7. Silly Gays! Obama Is Going To Get DOMA Repealed Any Day Now!

Gays are SOOOOOOO impatient! It's always "I want my rights now!"

[leftstreet]

8. K&R

[EFerrari]

9. KA and take names.

:applause:

[theHandpuppet]

10. Links to Queer Rising

http://www.queerrising.org/QR/Hi_there%21.html

Protest:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=325103414675&ref=ts