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17 May 2013
Georgia: IDAHOT rally attacked by thousands of violent protesters 20 A rally in the Georgian city of Tbilisi to commemorate the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT), has been taken over by a violent mob of thousands who chased down demonstraters, forcing police to evacuate gay rights supporters.
14 May 2013
Ukraine: Parliament drops gay anti-discrimination bill as hundreds protest against it 6 A bill to protect gay Ukrainian workers from discrimination based on their sexual orientation has been dropped by the country's parliament, as hundreds of anti-gay protesters gathered to demonstrate against it.
13 May 2013
Cuba: Hundreds protest against homophobia in Havana 5 Hundreds took to the streets of Cuban capital Havana, in favour of LGBT rights and against homophobia, at the weekend, led by gay rights campaigner Mariela Castro.
10 May 2013
New Zealand: Protesters will hold ‘turn McDonalds gay day’ after employee told he was ‘too gay’ 6 Demonstrators will gather at a branch of fast-food chain McConalds to hold a "turn McDonald's gay day", in protest against the treatment of a staff member, who was told by his manager that he would be disciplined if he "turned anybody else gay oh shift".
9 May 2013
US: Equal marriage supporters and opponents descend on Minnesota ahead of House vote 6 Groups of supporters and opponents of equal marriage began to head for the House in Minnesota, as it gears up for today's vote on a measure to legalise it.
23 April 2013
Death of trans teacher Lucy Meadows, prompts poem by 7-year-old student 10 A seven-year-old student of transgender teacher Lucy Meadows, who was found dead last month, has written a poem as teachers and union members marched in remembrance in Lancashire.
21 April 2013
France: Tens of thousands rally ahead of marriage equality vote 65 Tens of thousands of demonstrators wore blue and pink to march on Paris in opposition to equal marriage today.
26 February 2013
Video: Westboro Baptist Church faces counter protest at LA high school over tolerance of gay pupils 23 A video has appeared online which shows a massive counter-protest against the adamantly homophobic Westboro Baptist Church who were demonstrating outside an LA high school because of its tolerance of LGBT students.
21 February 2013
Puerto Rico: 200,000 rally against gay rights 6 A demonstration against equal rights for gay people in Puerto Rico earlier this week saw hundreds of thousands of people turn up.
12 February 2013
Topless feminists celebrate the resignation of Pope Bendict XVI in Notre Dame 19 Topless members of a Ukrainian feminist group have taken to Paris's Notre Dame Cathedral in celebration at the announcement of Pope Benedict XVI's resignation.
16 January 2013
Video: Hundreds protest against Rhode Island hearings on equal marriage 14 As Rhode Island held hearings on whether to legalise equal marriage for same-sex couples, hundreds of demonstrators turned out to protest against the potential change at hearings
15 January 2013
US: Activists apply for unattainable marriage licenses in Southern states to push for equality + Gay couples in two North Carolina cities lined up at government counters to ask for marriage licenses they knew would be denied, in an effort to push the US South towards marriage equality, despite opposition being strong.
14 January 2013
Protesters to demonstrate amidst accusations of Transphobia at the Observer and the Guardian 4 Protesters are set to demonstrate outside the offices of the Observer newspaper on Thursday, following a column written by Julie Burchill yesterday, which came under heavy criticism for being transphobic.
13 January 2013
France: 340,000 protest against equal marriage rights in Paris 102 Hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets of Paris protest against the country’s upcoming bill which would allow equal marriage and adoption rights for same-sex couples.
13 January 2013
Vatican: Topless women demonstrate for equal marriage rights during Pope’s weekly prayer 32 A Ukrainian feminist group have protested topless at St Peter's Square for gay rights, as Pope Benedict XVI gave his weekly prayer.
17 December 2012
Campaigners protest the Vatican in support of marriage equality 2 Gay rights campaigners held a protest near St Peter's Square on Sunday, during the Pope's weekly prayers, after he said that legalising marriage equality "threatened the institute of marriage".
7 November 2012
France: Thousands rally for equal marriage and adoption rights 9 Thousands of demonstrators turned up to rally at the National Assembly in Paris on Wednesday evening to show support for equal marriage and adoption rights for same-sex couples.
25 November 2010
Russian gay activists hold first legal demonstration 3 Gay rights activists in St Petersburg held Russia's first legal pro-gay demonstration last Saturday.
16 November 2010
Thirteen gay activists arrested after White House DADT protest 7 Thirteen gay rights campaigners have been arrested after handcuffing themselves to the White House fence in protest at the ban on out gay troops.
1 November 2010
Gay and trans campaigners cancel Stonewall awards protest 12 A demonstration planned for the Stonewall awards this Thursday has been cancelled.

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