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LGBT Group Plan London Protest
OutRage!, along with several other groups will take to the streets of London on Valentines day to stage a protest against the Pope’s planned visit to the UK.
The protest will be organised by the Central London Humanist Group, along with the British Humanist Group, the National Secular Society and OutRage!
The march will begin at 1pm outside Westminster Cathedral and will end at the Italian Embassy.
The march is one of several actions against the Pope’s visit which will be paid for by taxpayers. The trip is estimated to cost about £20 million.
Spokesperson for OutRage! Peter Thatchell made this statement;
"The Pope opposes women's rights, gay equality, embryonic stem cell research, death with dignity and the use of condoms to prevent the spread of HIV.
"[He] has already denounced our equality laws. He is likely to abuse his presence in Britain to further attack our democratically-agreed legislation that gives equal rights to women and gay people."