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Orthodox protesters attacked on a gay-rights rally, chanting hymns and prayers, and leading to arrests on both sides in Saint Petersburg
Europride 2013 Kicks Off With Thousands Marching for Gay Rights in Marseille
Some 7,500 gay rights supporters and activists marched through the French port of Marseille on Saturday at the start of Europride 2013.
Some 7,500 gay rights supporters and activists marched through the French port of Marseille on Saturday at the start of Europride 2013.
Police broke up the fight and arrested activists from both sides, about 20 people in all.
Gay rights is a divisive issue in Russia, where homosexuality was considered a crime until 1993 and a mental illness until 1999.
Czech President Ignited a Row Over Gay Rights Activist
Milos Zeman, the Czech Republic's new President has ignited a row with the country's university community, after he blocked the professorship of a critic who marched in a gay rights rally.
Milos Zeman, the Czech Republic's new President has ignited a row with the country's university community, after he blocked the professorship of a critic who marched in a gay rights rally.
Source-AFP
Georgian Orthodox Supporters Disrupt Georgia Gay Rights Rally
Smashing through police cordons and forcing activists to flee in fear, thousands of Georgian ultra-conservative Orthodox supporters led by priests thwarted an attempt to hold a gay rights rally in the deeply religious ex-Soviet state.
Smashing through police cordons and forcing activists to flee in fear, thousands of Georgian ultra-conservative Orthodox supporters led by priests thwarted an attempt to hold a gay rights rally in the deeply religious ex-Soviet state.
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