Showing posts with label madrid. Show all posts
Showing posts with label madrid. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Fighting Religious Oppression With Smooches!

Crossposted from Left Toon Lane, Bilerico Project & My Left Wing



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Pride in Madrid...

There is a tasteless Inquisition joke in here somewhere...



In a country where Catholic majority views on homosexuality clash with the government's recognition of gay marriage, gay pride organizers use smaller regional venues to build momentum for a national parade in Madrid.

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Spain's giant national gay pride parade is set for Saturday, July 5th in Madrid. An estimated 1.5 million people are expected for a gay pride parade winding down the streets of the country's capital city.

Like parades in the U.S., Spaniards plan to celebrate recent gay rights victories. Re-election of the progressive Socialist party in the spring – despite condemnations by the Catholic church and the Pope – ensured gay marriage rights will not be rolled back anytime soon.