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Jamaican LGBT rights lawyer Maurice Tomlinson says last weekend’s rally in support of Jamaica’s buggery law was a
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By Dominique Mosbergen Email RSS Follow Posted: 06/28/2014 2:59 pm EDT Updated: 06/28/2014 2:59 pm EDT Print Article Share Tweet 0 Email
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Singapore’s sixth annual Pink Dot festival drew record crowds today, despite prominent protests from religious groups.
The organisers of the festival confirmed earlier this week that they would deploy security personnel for the first time, to protect participants from any clashes with opposition groups.
Earlier this week, Christian and Muslim groups in Singapore joined forces to protest against the rally, in opposition to the
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Organisers of Singapore’s annual gay rights rally are to deploy security personnel for the first time, amid fears that increased religious opposition might blight this year’s event.
Pink Dot, which is due to be held for in Singapore tomorrow for the sixth consecutive year, has grown significantly in recent years, which has led to more vocal opposition from homophobic groups.
Earlier this week, Christian and Muslim groups in Singapore joined forces to protest against the rally, in opposition to the
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By James Nichols Email RSS Follow Posted: 06/24/2014 11:21 am EDT Updated: 4 hours ago Print Article Share Tweet 0 Email
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In this Saturday June 29, 2013 photo released by Pink Dot SG rally organizers, two men kiss at the annual Pink Dot SG rally in support of gay rights in Singapore’s Hong Lim Park. Singapore’s first openly gay politician, Vincent Wijeysingha, a member of the opposition Singapore Democratic Party says he believes Singapore’s government will someday be forced to abolish a law that criminalizes consensual sex between men. (AP Photo/Pink Dot SG)
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Family members cheer in support of traditional marriage during the second annual ‘March for Marriage’ June 19, 2014 at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. Americans from all across the country rallied in Washington to call attention to marriage between one man and one woman, saying it is critical for society because children deserve the love and care of both a mother and a father. AFP PHOTO / Karen BLEIER (Photo credit should read KAREN BLEIER/AFP/Getty Images)
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Email 21st June 2014, 1:59 PM Nick Duffy, PinkNews.co.uk 0 reader comments
The National Organisation for Marriage has told supporters that 10,000 people attended their failed anti-gay rally – five times higher than other estimates.
The March for Marriage event, which took place in DC on Thursday, failed to attract a large crowd despite promotion in some churches, bussed-in supporters, and a raft of high-profile headline speakers.
The highest independent estimates for attendance were under 2000, but the group has claimed to World Mag that around 10,000 people were there.
The event did not even come close to filling the grass in front of the Capitol.
What the crowd actually looks like at today’s #March4Marriage: pic.twitter.com/dNpbkfyPXR
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Email 20th June 2014, 1:01 PM Nick Duffy, PinkNews.co.uk 0 reader comments
NOM’s anti-gay ‘March for Marriage’ rally was a dismal failure, with less than 2000 people turning up.
Brian Brown, the president of the National Organisation for Marriage, had previously sent an email “begging” members to show up to the DC rally on the day, to avoid embarrassing them in front of the media.
However, despite repeated emails, free buses, and a raft of headline speakers, the event did not come remotely close to filling up the lawn in front of the capitol.
What the crowd actually looks like at today’s #March4Marriage: pic.twitter.com/dNpbkfyPXR
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The Pope has been urged to intervene, after the Archdiocese of Philadelphia announced plans to bus people to the National Organisation for Marriage’s anti-gay rally.
The Philadelphia Archdiocese is laying on buses to take people to the anti-gay group’s ‘March for Marriage’ event in DC on Thursday, despite an apparent funding crisis.
NOM President Brian Brown had previously expressed disappointment at the lack of publicity for the event, and ‘begged’ NOM members to turn up.
Pennsylvania activist Mark Segal has expressed concern that the Archdiocese is bussing people to the rally, despite marriage equality already being a reality in the state.
His open letter to the Pope reads: “Dear Your Holiness,
“Your archdiocese here in Philadelphia stands alone as the only archdiocese in the nation to charter buses to The March for Marriage, an anti-LGBT rally in Washington, D.C.
“This effort has a price tag of $5,000 for the chartered buses, and the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference (PCC), in lockstep with the archdiocese, is also providing promotional efforts for the event.
“This occurs at a time when the archdiocese is closing churches and schools. It seems that the PCC is taking time away from their previous high priority tasks.
“The law in Pennsylvania has been changed, and the legal battle over marriage equality is over.
“Why must the Archbishop continue to enrage the community? The Archbishop has yet to even meet with members of the LGBT community, and he continues along with PCC to stand in the doorway of enacting non-discrimination in Pennsylvania.
“It’s time for talk, not hate.”
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