Religion & Law

Moscow gay pride advocates arrested for breaching parade ban
[JURIST] Several Russian gay rights activists were arrested by police in Moscow Sunday for holding events to commemorate the end of official prosecution for homosexual activity in Russia...

Israel High Court Refuses To Block Jerusalem Gay Pride Parade
Israel's High Court of Justice on Monday refused to block the gay pride parade scheduled to be held in Jerusalem on Thursday. YNet News reported yesterday that Jerusalem Mayor Uri Lupolianski had urged the court to ban the parade, saying: "Past experience shows that the parade greatly offends, deliberately and unnecessarily, the feelings of Jews, Muslims and Christians, who view its sheer existence, and the blatant manner in which it takes place, as a desecration of the holy city and of the values with which they were raised...

Policy Change On Gay Pride Parade Results In Injunction Denial For Firefighters
Last week, a San Diego (CA) Superior Court judge refused to grant an injunction sought by four Catholic firefighters who objected to being required to participate in the local Gay Pride Parade...

Birmingham mayor denies gay parade permit:
According to the Birmingham News, the mayor has rejected a request for a gay pride parade in the city:...

News From Pride
1. Nice ThingsSo, I was at the pride parade one year and a group of bears walked by. One of the bears was wearing chaps with no underwear, meaning his butt was naked. A few feet in front of me, the bear stopped walking...

NZ court lets topless porn stars throw a parade
The Auckland City Council wanted an injunction stopping the parade, but a judge disagreed. Snip from Reuters: But Judge Nicola Mathers said while opponents may find the parade offensive or tasteless, the fact that 80,000 people had gathered for a...

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