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What is a Proud Boy? Fresno Chapter Leader Gives His Take.
They’ve been called a hate group. White supremacists. Outside agitators.
The Fresno community’s frustration with the Proud Boys boiled over last week at the Tower Theatre protests. City Hall officials held a news conference to denounce the group.
“I don’t care what is said about us. I know the truth about us, and I’m not ashamed to be a Proud Boy.” Fresno chapter president Mark Mazzola
The local leader of the Proud Boys pushes back against those assessments, speaking to GV Wire in an interview.
Locals Protest Rush Limbaugh Tribute on Historic Gay-Friendly Theater February 19 2021 2:59 PM EST
A historically queer-friendly Fresno theater and the conservative church trying to buy it are under fire after a tribute to recently dead hatemonger Rush Limbaugh was posted on the marquee this week.
“Thank you Rush for teaching us,” the marquee on the theater read, “You will be missed very much. But never forgotten. R.I.P.” This message drew ire from locals who remember Limbaugh mainly as a hateful man who mocked gay and trans people and celebrated the deaths of those who died from AIDS.
“Don’t talk to me about how welcoming Adventure Church is to the LGBTQ community when they allow (place?) this up on the marquee next to their church name,” Fresno local Heather Parish tweeted, “The man mocked gay deaths during the AIDS crisis. Thanks for saying the quiet part out loud, ACC.”
Protesters line sidewalk outside Tower Theatre as sale dispute continues
Dozens filled the street over the weekend to peacefully protest the Tower Theatre s pending sale to Adventure Church.
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FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) Dozens filled the street over the weekend to peacefully protest the Tower Theatre s pending sale to Adventure Church.
Save the Tower Theatre Demonstration Committee put on the event on Sunday at the corners near Wishon and Olive Avenues.
The group has been protesting in front of the theater every Sunday for several weeks to stop the sale of the landmark. They say the potential re-zoning of the building and surround blocks would threaten small businesses in the district.