UC Irvine event featuring gay speaker triggers protest

Members of College Republicans at UCI hand out pacifiers to protesters before an event featuring speaker Milo Yiannopoulos at UC Irvine on Thursday.

Members of College Republicans at UCI hand out pacifiers to protesters before an event featuring speaker Milo Yiannopoulos at UC Irvine on Thursday.   (Kevin Chang / Kevin Chang | Daily Pilot)

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Milo Yiannopoulos, left, technology editor for conservative website Breitbart.com, makes his entrance Thursday at UC Irvine with a man in a Donald Trump mask before speaking during an event presented by College Republicans at UCI.   (Kevin Chang / Kevin Chang | Daily Pilot)

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Backers of conservative speaker Milo Yiannopoulos face off with protesters, left, before an event at UC Irvine featuring Yiannopoulos on Thursday.   (Kevin Chang / Kevin Chang | Daily Pilot)

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A Donald Trump supporter holds an Israeli flag as he waits in line to see speaker Milo Yiannopoulos at UC Irvine on Thursday.   (Kevin Chang / Kevin Chang | Daily Pilot)

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Protesters argue with people attending an event featuring conservative speaker Milo Yiannopoulos at UC Irvine on Thursday.   (Kevin Chang / Kevin ChangDaily Pilot)

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Milo Yiannopoulos makes his entrance in a sleeveless police uniform, trailed by a man in a President Obama mask, before speaking at UC Irvine on Thursday night.   (Kevin Chang / Kevin Chang | Daily Pilot)