2007 Denver Gay Pride
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Poland spins a gay-friendly fable
Faced with raised eyebrows in Brussels, Polands prime minister is furiously back peddling and spinning a laughable fable of a gay-friendly Poland thats been an unfortunate victim of bad press. Jaroslaw Kaczynsky is the leader of the ruling Law and Justice Party and took over as prime minister last month. Hes caused understandable consternation in Brussels by inviting two fringe parties to join the government. One of the parties is anti-European, while the other, the League of Polish families is ultra homophobic, anti-Semitic and Catholic fundamentalist. Earlier this year, in reference to the gay pride march, the Leagues Wojciech Wierzejski, a front-bench member of Parliament stated; If the deviants will start demonstrating, they need to be bashed with a thick club. While allowing this years Warsaw gay march, city authorities also gave official approval to an anti-gay march staged by the League of Polish Families, and along the same route, as the Gay Pride March.
Open House: We'll stand up for right to hold gay parade
Representatives of the organization supporting gay rights and tolerance, The Open House in Jerusalem for Pride and Tolerance, met with Minister for Jerusalem Affairs MK Jacob Edery (Kadima) Wednesday afternoon, the organization told Ynet. .
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