London Indymedia

Photos: Homophobic Protest & Counter Protest (09.01.06)

marc vallée | 10.01.2007 00:36 | Education | Repression | Social Struggles | London | World

A number of homophobic faith groups protested outside Parliament in London today (09.01.06) against anti-discrimination laws. New rules outlawing businesses from discriminating against homosexuals were upheld in the House of Lords. A number of LGBT people also protested against the faith group’s protest.

Credit: Marc Vallée, 2006. - www.protestphoto.co.uk
Credit: Marc Vallée, 2006. - www.protestphoto.co.uk

Credit: Marc Vallée, 2006. - www.protestphoto.co.uk
Credit: Marc Vallée, 2006. - www.protestphoto.co.uk


For more images:

"Homophobic faith groups protest against anti-discrimination laws (09.01.06)"
 http://www.flickr.com/photos/marcvallee/sets/72157594470334908/

Credit: Marc Vallée, 2006. - www.protestphoto.co.uk

(c) marc vallee, 2006. Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 UK: England & Wales.
 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/uk/

marc vallée
- Homepage: http://www.protestphoto.co.uk

Comments

Hide the following 4 comments

Nice photos, man

10.01.2007 00:55

Just wait for the video. Man, am I gonna have fun with this one.

Oscar Beard


socpa status?

10.01.2007 10:36

can anyone confirm whether this demo had police authorisation under socpa? it was held in an unusual spot for protests. i'd be intrigued to know whether these 'christians' are above the law, as businessmen, oaps, and mps have been previously.

rikki
mail e-mail: rikkiindymedia@googlemail.com


"A number of homophobic faith groups"

10.01.2007 13:22

Please define "homophobic"?

are gays Heterophobes...?


We all have different values and beliefs, get over it.

10.01.2007 13:56


I remember Peter Tatchel and his chums highjacking a demonstration that Lindsey German attended along with many others, and subsequently Newsnights Gavin Estler astonishingly accused ‘the left’ of being homophobic because they were unhappy their demo was highjacked.

Now I learn gays highjacked a demonstration held by religious groups opposed to homosexuality.

Presumably therefore gays would tolerate their opposition highjacking any demonstrations they called…….?

Somehow I doubt it.

I also doubt the police would tolerate it as it would no doubt be seen as confrontational and prejudicial. Why then did the police tolerate gays acting confrontational and prejudicial at a religious demo opposing homosexuality?

Homosexual prejudice against these law abiding people is just as bad as prejudice against homosexuals.


Do unto others, or you’re a fucking hypocrite


Kollektives

Birmingham
Cambridge
Liverpool
London
Oxford
Sheffield
South Coast
Wales
World

Other UK IMCs
Bristol/South West
London
Northern Indymedia
Scotland

London Topics

Afghanistan
Analysis
Animal Liberation
Anti-Nuclear
Anti-militarism
Anti-racism
Bio-technology
Climate Chaos
Culture
Ecology
Education
Energy Crisis
Fracking
Free Spaces
Gender
Globalisation
Health
History
Indymedia
Iraq
Migration
Ocean Defence
Other Press
Palestine
Policing
Public sector cuts
Repression
Social Struggles
Technology
Terror War
Workers' Movements
Zapatista

London IMC

Desktop

About | Contact
Mission Statement
Editorial Guidelines
Publish | Help

Search :