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The Raging Grannies group has parked their Larks and lawn chairs near the Tampa convention center. Meanwhile a small Occupy contingent is preparing to “march on the RNC.” One Occupy member was arrested yesterday for carrying a machete, generating outrage from Twitter members who would surely be carrying machine guns were it allowed. Occupy United is live-streaming their protest and …

Six supporters of imprisoned Russian punkers Pussy Riot were arrested on Manhattan’s Upper East Side yesterday after protesting outside of the Russian consulate. The protest by about 30 people, several wearing Pussy Riot’s signature bright-colored balaclavas, was the latest in a wave of demonstrations around the world supporting the punk rockers sentenced earlier by a Moscow court to two years …

That’s the mayor of Reykjavik on top of the float. The Moscow Times reports: Reykjavik Mayor Jon Gnarr rode through the streets of the Icelandic capital in a bright pink dress and matching balaclava to add his voice to calls to free three Pussy Riot rockers facing seven years in a Russian jail for an anti-government performance. In a brief …

Some major Western pop acts such as Katy Perry and Pete Townsend have expressed support for Pussy Riot, whose members have been called “political prisoners” by Amnesty International and whose trial has riveted Russia. The impartiality of the below Russia Today report should be considered when viewing.

The man who spray-painted “Tastes Like Hate” on a California Chick-Fil-A franchise has voluntarily come forward and he is openly gay NYC-trained artist Manny Castro. His online bio reads: After studying at Parsons The New School for Design in New York, Castro launched his fine art career with his first solo show being the main window installations for Saks Fifth …

Earlier today I reported about Adam Smith, the straight Arizona biotech CFO who was fired yesterday for berating a Chick-Fil-A drive-thru employee and then posting a YouTube clip of the incident. According to Smith, who is the married father of four children, two of whom were adopted with special needs, his family has been receiving death threats from God’s Gentle …

In the very divided comment thread of today’s post about the vandalized Chick-Fil-A franchise, JMG reader Ish points out British artist Banksy’s take on graffiti. In general, I oppose punishing the middle man, such as a franchisee or one of its employees.

The Chick-Fil-A national gay kiss-in takes place today. Towleroad quotes well-known activist and blogger Pam Spaulding: IMHO, I’m not keen on this as an effective protest tool — it’s not about our right to love (ostensibly why gay couples will be there kissing), it’s about Chick-fil-As record of anti-gay discrimination and funding of groups that want us DEAD, endorse “ex-gay” …

After an Arizona man filmed himself berating a drive-thru employee of a Scottsdale-area Chick-Fil-A, his clip went viral on anti-gay sites, prompting internet sleuths identify the man and track down his biotech employer who fired their CFO on the spot. From the company’s press release: Vante regrets the unfortunate events that transpired yesterday in Tucson between our former CFO/Treasurer Adam …

The FB event page says the sit-in continues until Sept. 13th.

JMG reader Mark King continues his coverage of AIDS Conference 2012 with an installment that covers the protests that have surrounded the event, including when 13 activists were arrested for tying condoms and syringes to the White House fence. You’ll like the way King intermingles archival protest footage with what’s going on this week.

Today is NOM’s “Eat At Chick-Fil-A Day.” Mike Huckabee’s similar event, which is also promoted by NOM and the FRC, is next Wednesday. Readers, if you notice big crowds at your local outlet, send me a photo and I’ll run them later today. UPDATE: Chicago JMG reader Rem sends us this cell photo of long lines at the city’s only …

As I reported yesterday, a subset of Occupy SF plans to protest at the gay pride parade. Today the creator of the OccuPride NYC event page on Facebook called it quits. He writes: I have decided not to march in OccuPride… Go figure.. I created the event and this page! I no longer have any joy left in me to …

Protesters waved signs outside Indiana’s Apostolic Truth Tabernacle yesterday after the congregation’s hateful video exploded across the web last week. A video was posted online last week that shows the church’s members cheering and laughing as a 4-year-old boy sang a song that included the line “ain’t no homo gonna make it to heaven.” That spurred 20-year-old Lucas Hartwell to …

Video keeps coming on from Sunday’s protest outside the North Carolina church of Pastor Charles “Concentration Camp” Worley.

MSNBC reports: Although gay rights and anti-hate groups responded with outrage when a North Carolina pastor called for gays and lesbians to be fenced in so they eventually die off, he was greeted with a standing ovation by his church members when he approached the pulpit, the Hickory Record reported. “I appreciate all the support,” Pastor Charles Worley told the …

Clip description: “A heckler burst in on former British Prime Minister Tony Blair as he testified at a UK inquiry into media ethics at London’s Royal Courts of Justice.”

An estimated 1200 protesters gathered today outside the North Carolina church of Pastor Charles “Put Gays In Concentration Camps” Worley. Unlike fellow NC Pastor Sean “Beat Gay Kids” Harris, Worley has refused to apologize for his message. The Hickory Daily Record reports: The protestors came out in force to bring a message of love and acceptance. Their signs bore bold …

Lawyers for the men say undercover police planted evidence as part of a campaign to discredit the Occupy movement.