Drag artists rally to save the Kennedy Center and Bill Nye stands up for science – in pictures

A ‘Stand Up for Science’ rally in Boston on Friday

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Drag artists rally outside the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday

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Bill Nye speaks near the Lincoln Memorial on Friday

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Drag artists and their supporters rally at the Kennedy Center on Saturday

Photograph: Craig Hudson/Reuters

A ‘Stand Up for Science’ rally in Washington DC on Friday

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A drag artist speaks outside the Kennedy Center on Saturday

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A ‘Stand Up for Science’ in Sacramento, California, on Friday

Photograph: Fred Greaves/Reuters

The Kennedy Center drag protest on Saturday

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A ‘Stand Up for Science’ rally in New York on Friday

Photograph: Seth Wenig/AP

The Kennedy Center drag protest on Saturday

Photograph: Craig Hudson/Reuters

A ‘Stand Up for Science’ rally in New York on Friday

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