PHOTOS: National Protest Against Prop. 8, Federal Plaza, Chicago

By Fausto Fernós on November 15, 2008 | | Link | Print |

Chicago gay men's chrous and the tv media.
[Chicago Gay Men's Chorus opens the rally with television cameras and crowds looking on.]

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What a turnout! Thousands of protesters flooded Chicago’s Federal Plaza on Saturday, November 15 (today) in opposition of Proposition 8 as part of an 300 city, 50 state movement against the California amendment that passed earlier this month.

Chicago police had to close down a lane of traffic to accommodate the huge crowds, which later turned into a march down Michigan Ave. through the heart of Chicago’s downtown shopping district, best known as the “Miracle Mile.”

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Event spokesperson Andy Thayer said the protesters were “ecstatic to see so many of their peers standing up for equality. We are angry that our community has been vilified by those who hate us, but determined to fight on for equality.”

Here are some cute guys from the event:
Possible boyfriends? IMG_3320 America's finest youth!

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