Before President Donald Trump was elected, Richard Hughes never joined a protest.

It’s Saturday morning at the corner of US-1 and Oakland Park, and there are flags waving, cars honking and signs thrust into the air. At first glance, it seems the tea party has returned to its spot at Coral Ridge Mall — but drive up closer to the crowd, and the corner has taken a 180-degree turn.

On Saturday, June 28, a group of South Florida organizations will hold a rally calling on Florida to overturn the state’s ban on same-sex marriage. The “Countdown to Marriage” takes place at noon at the LGBT Visitor Center, 1130 Washington Avenue in Miami Beach.

Protecting reproductive rights is the number one goal of thousands of people across South Florida who rallied over the weekend.

Hundreds gathered at Harvey Milk Plaza in the heart of San Francisco's primarily gay Castro District to call for unity and to say no to hate on Saturday August 26.