10 Anti-Gay Protests Around the World
Dissenters protest same-sex marriage and gay rights.
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Anti-Gay Gatherings - Having recently signed an anti-gay law, Uganda's president reinvigorated a widespread debate on the rights and struggles of LGBT community members worldwide. In the wake of an unprecedented global wave of rulings allowing same-sex marriage, anti-gay protesters continue to voice their disapproval. Keep reading to learn which nations have the loudest organized dissenters. —Patrice Peck(Photo: PETRAS MALUKAS/AFP/Getty Images)
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Uganda - On Feb. 25, 2014, a Ugandan newspaper published a list of the country's "200 top" homosexuals a day after the president signed an anti-gay bill into law. (AP Photo/Rebecca Vassie)
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France - On May 26, 2013, an estimated 150,000 protesters marched in Paris against France’s recent legalization of same-sex marriage. The move deepened the country’s already drastic political division and spurred participants to hang banners calling for the resignation of France’s liberal president Francois Cope. Two months later, the French anti-gay protest group Les Hommen staged a shirtless and slightly confusing demonstration of their own.(Photo: Antoine Antoniol/Getty Images)
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Haiti - A proposal to legalize gay marriage in Haiti was met with an unprecedented demonstration on July 19, 2013, in the Caribbean nation. More than 1,000 people from a mix of religious groups, including the Protestant church and Islam, denounced homosexuality by raising anti-gay posters and singing violent protest songs.(Photo: THONY BELIZAIRE/AFP/Getty Images)
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Montenegro - Cries of “Kill the gays!” and “You’re sick!” filled the air, flung alongside stones, bottles and flares during Montenegro’s first gay pride parade on July 24, 2013. The estimated anti-gay group of 200 outnumbered the 40 or so marchers carrying rainbow banners and placards. Parade participants were forced to end early after police clashed with opponents. "This is the true face of Montenegro," organizer Zdravko Cimbaljevic told Reuters.(Photo: REUTERS/Stevo Vasiljevic)
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