About 3,000 people marched in Warsaw, Poland's gay Equality Parade May 1.
They demanded a registered-partnership law that would extend marriage rights to same-sex couples.
The march began at Castle Place in Old Town and ended at Parliament.
'Tolerance is not enough,' said Dutch European MP Joke Swiebel, chair of the European Parliament's Gay and Lesbian Intergroup, speaking at the post-parade rally. 'We don't need tolerancewe need justice and equal rights with others.'
No Polish politicians joined the march.
'They should reconsider their attitude,' said famed Polish jazz singer Krystyna Pronko. 'Look how many of us are here.'
JERUSALEM ORDERED TO
SUPPORT PRIDE
Israel's Supreme Court April 27 ordered the city of Jerusalem to retroactively fund the city's first gay-pride parade, which was held last year.
The city had put up flags along the parade route and assisted with technical details but refused financial support of the event.
'Not an agora of city money is being spent on those sickos,' Municipal Finance Committee Chair Eli Smaheyof bragged at the time.
Following the court's ruling, the city and the parade organizer, Jerusalem Open House, agreed on an $8,500 settlement.
Judge Mishael Cheshin said it was 'inconceivable that the municipality would fund religious festivities but not pride events.'