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16 April 2013
Paris: Police arrest scores of anti-gay marriage protesters 20 Around 70 protesters demonstrating against equal marriage have been arrested in Paris.
9 April 2013
Russia’s Vladimir Putin greeted by pro-LGBT topless protesters in Germany 6 Upon arriving in Germany for a trade visit, Russian President Vladimir Putin was greeted by angry LGBT protesters, including a topless rally from the feminist group Femen.
8 April 2013
Amsterdam’s rainbow flags flying at half mast to mark visit by Russia’s Vladimir Putin 15 Rainbow flags across Amsterdam are being flown at half mast today to mark the arrival of the Russian President Vladimir Putin, in protest against the proposed bill that would make promotion of homosexuality among youths punishable in Russia.
24 March 2013
France: Scuffles with police ensue as 300,000 march against marriage equality 17 An estimated 300,000 anti-marriage equality protesters marched through Paris today.
24 March 2013
Hundreds of pro and anti same-sex marriage campaigners protest at Trafalgar Square 71 Hundreds of pro and anti equal marriage campaigners have met in a noisy protest at Trafalgar Square in central London that is still ongoing.
15 March 2013
France: Plans for anti-same-sex marriage Champs Elysees march refused by police 8 French police have refused permission to hold a mass anti-equal marriage march on the Champs Elysees, one of Paris' most famous landmarks.
11 March 2013
US: Westboro Baptist Church plans NASCAR protest after driver makes pro-gay comments 8 The 'God Hates Fags' Church is planning to picket an upcoming NASCAR event because of pro-gay comments made by a championship race car driver.
6 March 2013
US: Kiss-in protest planned against mall which ejected gay couple for kissing on the cheek 18 A kiss-in is to take place on Saturday at a California shopping centre after a security guard allegedly asked a gay couple to leave for kissing each other on the cheek and holding hands.
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.
20 February 2013
Labour MP Steve Reed: Gordon Brown was ‘wrong’ not to support same-sex marriage as PM 15 In an exclusive interview with PinkNews.co.uk, Steve Reed, Labour's newly elected MP for Croydon North, says Gordon Brown's failure to support marriage equality as PM and Labour leader is a source of regret.
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.
27 January 2013
France: A quarter of a million rally for same-sex marriage in Paris and Lyon 39 As many as a quarter of a million people have gathered in the French cities of Paris and Lyon to support plans to introduce same-sex marriage equality.
18 January 2013
London: Protesters demonstrate outside Guardian offices over transphobic Burchill article 18 More than 100 transgender people and cisgender allies have taken part in a protest outside the central London offices of the Guardian and Observer newspapers over the publication of a transphobic article by Julie Burchill.
17 January 2013
France: Elle magazine releases ‘marriage for all’ pro-equality issue 6 The French edition of Elle Magazine has come out in support of equal marriage in France, amidst a heated debate on the issue by featuring a lesbian couple getting married, on its cover.
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.

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