Copyright © 2020 Care2.com, inc. and its licensors. Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity for all. On the same day as the anti-gay protest in Paris, we held a huge family reunion at the Place de la République. If you find yourself aligning with any of those folks, you can move along, nothing to see here. Now's our chance to stand up to the group that's trying to roll all that back. "The best way to predict the future is to create it!". Gathering in the San Giovanni Square in Rome, with estimates of participants running from 300,000 to a million people, the protest put the ‘anti-Austerity’ protests held in London …, France’s Closer Magazine has been ordered to pay €20K for invading the privacy of a neo-Nazi party leader when it outed him as gay. Stephane and Loïc, "We are a family of 2: 2 women and 2 small children who are 2 and 4 years old. Closer, which scored a global scoop in January …, Via TIME Magazine: Is Russian President Vladimir Putin meddling in the internal politics of countries in the European Union? Around one thousand policemen were mobilised for the demonstration in the …, “I readily and proudly plead guilty to the ‘crime’ of not supporting [the HRC’s] desire to redefine marriage. Will you sign now to tell world leaders to publicly oppose the Manif pour tous and stand up for ALL families? These vicious messages are spreading quickly across Europe and taking up huge space in the media. 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We showed that the only thing that matters in family is love: The fight's not over. They want to take children away from lesbian and gay couples. Via Radio France: Thousands of people took to the streets in Paris and Bordeaux to demonstrate against medically assisted procreation techniques for lesbian couples and surrogacy. By signing, you accept Care2's Terms of Service. They want to stop marriage equality. “Monseigneur …, The neo-Nazi affiliated Manif Pour Tous showed up at a high school in western France yesterday to protest an anti-sexism event called The Day Of The Skirt. Backed by anti-gay activists in the US and Europe, they've already gotten hundreds of thousands of peoplein the streets of France against equality for families: And, they're spreading. Hence, in the distorted world of the campaign, I am an extremist and ‘export hate.’ I am proud to have …, JMG reader David writes from Paris: The Manif Pour Tous is recruiting for this Sunday’s marches in Paris and Bordeaux. Here's some of the people that Manif Pour Tous think shouldn't be a family: "Our family. You can unsub at any time here. Already the Manif Pour Tous is planning new events across France. They want to stop marriage equality. You have JavaScript disabled. There's a brand new anti-gay group based in France called "Manif Pour Tous." ", If you want to protect ALL families, sign here: https://www.allout.org/family-equality, The Manif pour tous exports itself to Italy: The true face of ‘Homophobes without borders' (in French) - Le Nouvele Observateur, 28 July 2013http://leplus.nouvelobs.com/contribution/913292-la-manif-pour-tous-s-exporte-en-italie-le-vrai-visage-des-homophobes-sans-frontieres.html, The "Manif pour tous" will be the 'European civil rights movement' (in German) - Katholisches.info, 5 August 2013http://www.katholisches.info/2013/08/05/manif-pour-tous-will-europaeische-buergerrechtsbewegung-werden-wir-lassen-nicht-nach-niemals/, The National Organization for Marriage's French Connection - Human Rights Campaign, 14 June 2014http://www.hrc.org/blog/entry/the-national-organization-for-marriages-french-connection, Behind the great illusion of the "Manif pour tous" (in French) - Le Monde, 21 March 2013http://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2013/03/21/manif-pour-tous-la-grande-illusion_1850515_3224.html, Paris: Celebration of "the diversity of families" for the anti-Manif pour tous (in French) 20Minutes.fr, 5 octobre 2014http://www.20minutes.fr/societe/1454771-20141005-paris-celebration-diversite-familles-anti-manif-tous, #ManifPourlEgalité Event Photo Album - All Out, 5 October 2014 https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.888956897798504.1073741835.169042736456594&type=3, Anti-Manif pour tous: "We celebrate the diversity of all families" (in French) - BMFTV, 5 octobre 2014http://www.bfmtv.com/mediaplayer/video/anti-manif-pour-tous-nous-voulons-celebrer-la-diversite-de-toutes-les-familles-326597.html, A protest against the Manif pour tous (in French) - Liberation, 4 octobre 2014http://www.liberation.fr/societe/2014/10/04/une-manif-contre-la-manif-pour-tous_1114925, A counter-protest for diverse families (in French) - LeJDD, 5 octobre 2014http://www.lejdd.fr/Societe/Une-contre-manif-pour-les-familles-diverses-et-multiples-692212, A petition gathered 210,000 signatures against the Manif pour tous (in French) - RFI, 4 octobre 2014http://www.rfi.fr/france/20141004-une-petition-contre-manif-tous-recueille-210000-signatures/. If enough of us sign, we can show leaders this isn't just French national policy at stake, but a global battle.Whether our family is made up of lesbian, gay, bi or trans people or whether we're a family that supports the rights of others, we are the faces and stories that can change hearts and minds. Let us know. Having problems signing this? Care2 Stands With: humanitarians, animal lovers, feminists, rabble-rousers, nature-buffs, creatives, the naturally curious, and people who really love to do the right thing. All rights reserved, Just a few weeks ago, more than 260,000 of us signed a petition asking French politicians to take a stand for all families. Neither better nor worse than another. The local Lyon division is offering round-trip bus rides Lyon-Paris for 30 euros ($38). There were tense scenes outside a school in the centre of Nantes, western France, on Thursday, when around 200 supporters of …, As I reported on Sunday, Manif Pour Tous and the neo-Nazi National Front drew tens of thousands of supporters over the weekend for rallies in opposition over a bill that would grant gay couples the right to use surrogacy to build their families. Earlier marches drew hundreds of thousands across France where riot police were usually forced to respond with tear gas and arrests. If you believe in equality for ALL families, please sign here: https://www.allout.org/family-equality. But the Manif pour Tous was fuelled by two things beyond its extreme right connections. We Care2. Care2 Stands Against: bigots, racists, bullies, science deniers, misogynists, gun lobbyists, xenophobes, the willfully ignorant, animal abusers, frackers, and other mean people. And as with all things this week, Conchita Wurst was brought up. La Manif pour tous (LMPT) est le principal collectif d'associations [14] à l'origine des plus importantes manifestations et d'actions d'opposition à la loi ouvrant le mariage et l'adoption aux couples de personnes de même sexe (dit « mariage pour tous ») en France. They believe the only valid families are married, different-sex couples with children. “Our logo has been used without …, Breitbart celebrates: Hundreds of thousands of people travelled from all over Italy and Europe yesterday to protest against the proposed legalisation of gay marriage, and the teaching of ‘gender theories’ in schools. “Where is my dad?” read some signs as traditional Catholic groups, far-right activists and other marchers weaved from the Luxembourg Garden to the …, A French court has ruled it a criminal offense to call somebody a homophobe. They're coming for our families. An article in yesterday’s Le Parisien says the focus of this weekend’s demonstrations in Paris and Bordeaux …, France’s virulently anti-gay Manif Pour Tous is planning another massive march for October 5th. Last week Pope Francis invited Rochere to a private mass where she presented him with a Manif Pour …, Pope Francis today held a private mass with Ludovine Rochere, the president of France’s viciously anti-gay Manif Pour Tous, which held many massive and often violent rallies during the battle for same-sex marriage. She teaches them about the Black Panthers, Catwoman and Nietzche, I make them cakes and potatoes au gratin." “At this …, Former French president Nicholas Sarkozy, who is expected to run for president again in 2017, yesterday called for the repeal of same-sex marriage during a debate organized by a far-right group. We're 2 million All Out members around the world, representing every kind of family out there. Here, you’ll find over 45 million like-minded people working towards progress, kindness, and lasting impact. Via the Guardian: Referring to the “mariage pour tous” or “marriage for all” legislation passed by France’s Socialist government last year, he said it needed “rewriting from top to …. I have had the nerve to express that view not only here in America, but when invited to speak in other countries. Students lay sand traps, misrepresent …, Via the Telegraph: A French gossip magazine sparked outrage across the political spectrum on Friday by “outing” the far-Right Front National’s vice president, Florian Philippot, as homosexual. "Manif Pour Tous." Just a few weeks ago, more than 260,000 of us signed a petition asking French politicians to take a stand for all families. “We just discovered it in the press,” the group’s president Ludovine de la Rochère told BuzzFeed News. Without it, our site might not function properly. Yes, they’re out to recruit teenagers and young adults! France’s Manif Pour Tous says Russia stole their design. P.S. Because ultimately we represent only one community: The Republic." The Associated Press reports: Several thousand conservative activists of all ages marched through Paris on Sunday to protest a French bill that would give lesbian couples and single women access to in vitro fertilization and related procedures. They want to stop marriage equality. France’s La Manif Pour Tous today posted the below brag reel to recap last weekend’s massive marches against gay families. The head of MTP …, Second from the left holding the banner is Ludovine Rochere, the head of France’s anti-gay Manif Pour Tous, which is supported at home by the neo-Nazi National Front Party, whose Holocaust-denying founder has been repeatedly convicted of inciting racial and religious hatred. There's a brand new anti-gay group based in France called "Manif Pour Tous." Time and time again we've come together for family equality – signing to support marriage equality in France and Australia, sharing the stories of Brazil's 'Equality Moms' and defending the rights of families with same-sex parents and children to move freely in Europe without fear of being forcibly separated. Andre, Guillaume, Gaelle, Jeremy, Leandro, Sara and the rest of the All Out team. The Associated Press reports: Tens of thousands of people have marched in Paris to call for the repeal of a law allowing gay marriage, six months before France’s next presidential election. Laure Pora, the former head of Paris ACT UP, has been fined $2500 for using the word on a poster of La Manif Pour Tous president Ludovine Rochere, seen above marching in NOM’s 2014 hate parade in Washington DC. The Manif Pour Tous are trying to claim that gay and lesbian couples are dangerous people who see children "as objects" and that they want to "create orphans." In Paris, the demonstrators, which consisted of adults and children, waved pink and blue flags as they marched from Porte Dauphine to Montparnasse. 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Our Promise: Welcome to Care2, the world’s largest community for good. Overall France is not anti-gay, probably less so than most countries. Manif Pour Tous is backed by France’s neo-Nazi National Front party and by a group which advocates for a Catholic theocracy. They want to take children away from lesbian and gay couples. The protesters …, Earlier this week Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party mocked the White House by launching a “straight pride” flag meant to counter the “gay fever” sweeping the United States. Via Pink News: Florian Philippot is the deputy leader of the French Front National – which was allied with the British National Party, and has been accused of fostering homophobic violence by aligning itself with aggressive …, “Nowadays the American Left has so thoroughly drenched our campuses in a toxic ideology, a fascism posing as tolerance, that the pact is gone. Love crosses borders and brings hearts together. They believe the only valid families are married, different-sex couples with children. They have brought up to a million people took to the streets to protest against family destruction and against enforced conformity in the sense of genderism.. You are our people. Already, there are offshoots with thousands in the UK, Italy, Spain, Germany, Switzerland, the USA, Australia and more. At a cocktail party before an election rally in Marseille on Tuesday evening, days before the European elections in which the National Front is leading the polls in France, Le Pen spoke of the “demographic explosion” in the world. And there is a general tolerance on sexual and ‘lifestyle’ matters. La Manif Pour Tous, which staged massive and often violent anti-gay protests in the months before France legalized same-sex marriage, returned to the streets of Paris today. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. You Care. The rare breach of Gallic press protocol is an embarrassment for the FN, whose attitude towards homosexuals has historically ranged from ambivalent to downright homophobic. From the right wing newspaper Le Figaro (via Google Translate): The Pope “listened very carefully,” according to the president of Manif Pour Tous, Ludovine Rochere, in a …, Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founder of France’s neo-Nazi National Front, says the solution to Europe’s immigration “problem” could be ebola. Valerie and Charlotte, "Diverse and blended: 4 countries, 3 languages, 2 people. The clip concludes with the headlines they earned in national newspapers. That seemed a strong possibility to some Europeans this week, after French political leader Marine Le Pen confirmed she had secured a €9-million ($11.1 million) loan from a Moscow-based bank, in order to run her right-wing National Front party. The national majority in favour of gay marriage is significant. There are moments when students come to me and say things that sound like the trustful conversations of old, but too many times now, they are playing some trick on me. But we need to make sure groups like Manif Pour Tous don't win the battle to make us invisible. La Manif Pour Tous (Englisch: Demo for all") is an Action Movement, organizing resistance in France against "Marriage for all" (= concubinage for all). Gay Star News reports: In 2013, ACT …, La Manif Pour Tous, which staged massive and often violent anti-gay protests in the months before France legalized same-sex marriage, returned to the streets of Paris today.