10 Anti-Gay Protests Around the World

Dissenters protest same-sex marriage and gay rights.

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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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)

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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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)

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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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)

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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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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Belize - On July 5, 2013, an estimated 3,000 villagers marched in Belize to protest a revised gender policy, whose opponents insist is in line with a foreign plan to legalize same-sex marriage in the Central American nation. Concerns were raised about a doll believed to represent members of a local LGBT group, as it hung in a lynched-fashion from the head of the demonstration.(Photo: UNIBAM)

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Belize - On July 5, 2013, an estimated 3,000 villagers marched in Belize to protest a revised gender policy, whose opponents insist is in line with a foreign plan to legalize same-sex marriage in the Central American nation. Concerns were raised about a doll believed to represent members of a local LGBT group, as it hung in a lynched-fashion from the head of the demonstration.(Photo: UNIBAM)

Bucharest - Anti-gay protesters have notoriously interrupted Bucharest’s annual GayFest, a week-long gay pride festival that first occurred in 2004. In 2007, hundreds of demonstrators threw tomatoes, stones, eggs and trash at the festival participants, hoping to stop their marching. More than 700 riot police used tear gas to fend off and arrest the dissenters.(Photo: REUTERS/Bogdan Cristel)

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Bucharest - Anti-gay protesters have notoriously interrupted Bucharest’s annual GayFest, a week-long gay pride festival that first occurred in 2004. In 2007, hundreds of demonstrators threw tomatoes, stones, eggs and trash at the festival participants, hoping to stop their marching. More than 700 riot police used tear gas to fend off and arrest the dissenters.(Photo: REUTERS/Bogdan Cristel)

Serbia - On the eve of a Serbian gay pride parade in October 2010, several thousands of anti-gay protesters marched in the capital of Belgrade. Despite foreboding placards reading “We are waiting for you” posted throughout the capital in the days leading up to the parade, no incidents were reported, as police were on guard.(Photo: REUTERS/Marko Djurica)

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Serbia - On the eve of a Serbian gay pride parade in October 2010, several thousands of anti-gay protesters marched in the capital of Belgrade. Despite foreboding placards reading “We are waiting for you” posted throughout the capital in the days leading up to the parade, no incidents were reported, as police were on guard.(Photo: REUTERS/Marko Djurica)

United States - The National Organization of Marriage president, Brian Brown, organized a rally opposing same-sex marriage and the Defense of Marriage Act on March 2013. Religious figures, conservative advocacy groups and others gathered at the D.C.-based National Mall. Brown said that the march reflected “the unity and diversity of the pro-marriage movement.”(Photo: David McNew/Getty Images)

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United States - The National Organization of Marriage president, Brian Brown, organized a rally opposing same-sex marriage and the Defense of Marriage Act on March 2013. Religious figures, conservative advocacy groups and others gathered at the D.C.-based National Mall. Brown said that the march reflected “the unity and diversity of the pro-marriage movement.”(Photo: David McNew/Getty Images)

Georgia - Chaos ensued as thousands of anti-gay protesters rioted at a 2013 gay pride parade in Georgia. Dissenters of all ages, including Orthodox priests, joined the angry mob, threatening to hit the gay activists and advocates with stinging nettles. Police helped the vulnerable parade goers by guarding them and bussing them out almost as soon as they had arrived, but 16 people were still injured.(Photo: REUTERS/Stringer)

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Georgia - Chaos ensued as thousands of anti-gay protesters rioted at a 2013 gay pride parade in Georgia. Dissenters of all ages, including Orthodox priests, joined the angry mob, threatening to hit the gay activists and advocates with stinging nettles. Police helped the vulnerable parade goers by guarding them and bussing them out almost as soon as they had arrived, but 16 people were still injured.(Photo: REUTERS/Stringer)

Argentina - In July 2010, hundreds of Argentinians protested a bill legalizing same-sex marriage after the Senate narrowly approved the law, which made Argentina the first Latin American nation to permit gay couples to marry. “The vote came despite a lot of pressure” from the Catholic Church, sociologist Fortunato Mallimaci told New York Times. “In the past, this would have influenced the votes of the senators. But not now.”(Photo: REUTERS/Enrique Marcarian)

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Argentina - In July 2010, hundreds of Argentinians protested a bill legalizing same-sex marriage after the Senate narrowly approved the law, which made Argentina the first Latin American nation to permit gay couples to marry. “The vote came despite a lot of pressure” from the Catholic Church, sociologist Fortunato Mallimaci told New York Times. “In the past, this would have influenced the votes of the senators. But not now.”(Photo: REUTERS/Enrique Marcarian)