Gay rights activists rallied Sunday for a second consecutive day in several Polish cities to protest the banning of a gay rights march last week and to demand tolerance and freedom of speech from Poland's new conservative leaders.

More than 1,000 people gathered in Warsaw, while smaller demonstrations were reported in Gdansk, Lodz and Torun as gay rights activists, human rights groups, left-wing political parties and others rallied under the slogan "The resuscitation of democracy — The Equality March goes on."

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(Warsaw) Dozens of gay rights activists braved near freezing temperatures and heavy rain to march through the streets of Krakow Saturday - part of a weekend blitz of Polish cities - to demand the government abide by European civil rights laws.

Carrying signs saying "Reanimation of democracy" and "We are all different, we are all humans" the marchers denounced last weekend's mass arrests of gays in the city of Poznan, (story) where riot police detailed 65 gays and lesbians who refused to disband when they attempted to hold a gay pride march.

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