Anti Gay Evangelist Sues Philadelphia Over Free Speech Rights at Gay Events

For the third time, an anti-gay evangelist has sued for what he describes as police interference with his free-speech rights at gay-pride events. Michael Marcavage, the director of Philadelphia-based Repent America, said he was physically restrained by city police on four separate occasions, and once, he said, an officer put him into a chokehold. His civil-rights suit, which names the city and several individual police officers, was filed yesterday in federal court in Philadelphia. Full Story from Philly.com

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