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(Warsaw) The conservative mayor of Poland's
capital city has banned gay Pride celebrations in Warsaw for the second year in
a row.
Lech Kaczynski says that he is "for tolerance, but
am against propagating gay orientation," according to the Polish news
agency PAP.
Pride had been scheduled for June 11.
Kaczynski says the celebration would detract from plans to unveil a monument the
same day to
Gen Stefan Rowecki, a leader of Poland's anti-Nazi underground army during
World War II.
"Organising a gay parade on that day is a joke," Kaczynski
told PAP.
Last year, Kaczynski banned Pride, saying
he feared clashes between gay rights groups and opponents who planned a
counter-demonstration.
Nevertheless, about 500 gays rallied in front of city hall, chanting
"Homophobe".
The Equality Foundation, which was organizing the parade, said
it would appeal this year's ban to
regional authorities.
Kaczynski is a leading member of the center-right Law and Justice
party and is widely seen as a leading contender for
Poland's presidency in October elections
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