“Straight Pride” rally ends in bear spray & fistfights

“Straight Pride” Proud Boys fight with anti-fascist demonstrators
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A “Straight Pride” rally hosted by the far-right hate group Proud Boys in Modesto, California ended in fistfights and the sting of bear spray over the weekend. Pro-LGBTQ activists combined with anti-fascist protestors to counter the militaristic group that rose to prominence under former president Donald Trump.

Members of the group have been arrested and charged with multiple hate crimes and several members have been charged for their roles in the insurrection at the Capitol building. Trump infamously told the group to “stand back and stand by” instead of denouncing them during the presidential campaign.

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Pro-LGBTQ activists held a rally in a local park a few hours before the Proud Boys event started, but joined with anti-fascist activists to actively counterprotest the “straight pride” rally.

Reports say the militia group provoked the protestors, kicking off the brawl that…

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