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<blockquote data-quote="Babagounj" data-source="post: 718907" data-attributes="member: 12952"><p><strong>Gay rights protesters handcuff themselves to White House fence</strong></p><p></p><p> </p><p> By Jordan Fabian - 04/20/10 03:53 PM ET </p><p> Six people in military uniforms attached themselves to a fence on the north side of the White House Tuesday to protest the "Don't ask, don't tell" policy against gays in the military.</p><p>The display comes one day after President Barack Obama's speech at a fundraiser in California was disrupted by <a href="http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/93193-obama-speech-interrupted-by-gay-rights-protesters" target="_blank">gay rights</a> protesters. Obama was en route back to D.C. at the time of the incident Tuesday.</p><p>The six people who handcuffed themselves Tuesday are <a href="http://gay.americablog.com/2010/04/6-military-vets-handcuff-selves-to.html" target="_blank">reportedly</a> veterans and were organized by the group GetEQUAL, which put together the California protest as well. </p><p></p><p>Police chased reporters away from the White House and closed Lafayette Park today in response to a gay rights <a href="http://www.americablog.com/2010/04/six-vets-handcuff-selves-to-white-house.html" target="_blank">protest</a> in which several service members in full uniform handcuffed themselves to the White House gate to protest "Don't Ask, Don't Tell."</p><p> People who have covered the White House for years tell me that's an extremely unusual thing to do in an area that regularly features protests.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Babagounj, post: 718907, member: 12952"] [B]Gay rights protesters handcuff themselves to White House fence[/B] By Jordan Fabian - 04/20/10 03:53 PM ET Six people in military uniforms attached themselves to a fence on the north side of the White House Tuesday to protest the "Don't ask, don't tell" policy against gays in the military. The display comes one day after President Barack Obama's speech at a fundraiser in California was disrupted by [URL="http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/93193-obama-speech-interrupted-by-gay-rights-protesters"]gay rights[/URL] protesters. Obama was en route back to D.C. at the time of the incident Tuesday. The six people who handcuffed themselves Tuesday are [URL="http://gay.americablog.com/2010/04/6-military-vets-handcuff-selves-to.html"]reportedly[/URL] veterans and were organized by the group GetEQUAL, which put together the California protest as well. Police chased reporters away from the White House and closed Lafayette Park today in response to a gay rights [URL="http://www.americablog.com/2010/04/six-vets-handcuff-selves-to-white-house.html"]protest[/URL] in which several service members in full uniform handcuffed themselves to the White House gate to protest "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." People who have covered the White House for years tell me that's an extremely unusual thing to do in an area that regularly features protests. [/QUOTE]
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