Members of Super Happy Fun America, a right-wing group best known for organizing the 2019 Straight Pride Parade, were outnumbered by counter-protesters at a rally in Copley Square on Oct. 18, 2020. As rally attendees protected by a police barricade voiced their support for President Donald Trump, counter-protesters denounced Trump, attendees and the police.
Rally attendees hold signs and flags in support of the police and President Donald Trump.
A counter-protester wearing a Donald Trump mask, an orange jumpsuit and handcuffs raises both of their middle fingers at Trump supporters.
A rally attendee engages with counter-protesters from behind a police barricade.
A person wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat looks out into the crowd of counter-protesters
Boston police officers framed through an LGBT+, Black Lives Matter flag.
A medic pours water into the eye of a person who was pepper-sprayed by police.
Counter-protesters carry a cardboard cutout of former President Donald Trump.
A counter-protester dressed as former President Donald Trump squirts fake blood out of a ziploc bag labeled “Trump’s Heart" as part of a performance activism piece.
A protester dressed as former President Donald Trump watches as another protester ignites a cutout of Trump.
A protester squeezes lighter fluid onto an ignited "Make America Great Again" hat.
An activist squeezes a bag of fake blood onto himself and lets out a yell.
An officer looks down as a protester tries to get his attention during a protest in Copley Square on Oct. 18, 2020.