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PHOTOS: Silent March

Hundreds took to the streets to protest anti-LGBT violence

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15 years ago

March 20, 2012

Activists put tape on their mouths and walked hand-in-hand in a Silent March to protest anti-LGBTQ violence. (Washington Blade photo by Michael Key)

Hundreds of people took to the streets of Columbia Heights on Tuesday, March 20 to protest the recent spate of anti-LGBT violence. The march was organized largely through a Facebook event page calling for a “Silent March for Victims of GLBT Violence.” Read the full story here.

(Washington Blade photos by Michael Key)

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PHOTOS: HRC National Dinner

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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-Mich.) speaks at the 2026 Human Rights Campaign National Dinner on Saturday, Sept. 26. (Washington Blade photo by Michael Key)

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(Washington Blade photos by Michael Key)