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On a drizzly morning earlier this week near the shores of Lake Erie, 300 gay rights advocates steeled themselves against leaden skies in a cause they hoped would make history. Nearby, knots of Cleveland police officers awaited. It was a cinematic scene, a choreographed exercise in nonviolent protest. Everyone knew their place.

On a drizzly morning earlier this week near the shores of Lake Erie, 300 gay rights advocates steeled themselves against leaden skies in a cause they hoped would make history. Nearby, knots of Cleveland police officers awaited. It was a cinematic scene, a choreographed exercise in nonviolent protest. Everyone knew their place.