"Manif Pour Tous." They want to stop marriage equality.

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They're coming for our families. There's a brand new anti-gay group based in France called "Manif Pour Tous." They want to stop marriage equality. They want to take children away from lesbian and gay couples. They believe the only valid families are married, different-sex couples with children.

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. Already, there are offshoots with thousands in the UK, Italy, Spain, Germany, Switzerland, the USA, Australia and more. 

Just a few weeks ago, more than 260,000 of us signed a petition asking French politicians to take a stand for all families. On the same day as the anti-gay protest in Paris, we held a huge family reunion at the Place de la République. We showed that the only thing that matters in family is love:

The fight's not over. Already the Manif Pour Tous is planning new events across France. Will you sign now to tell world leaders to publicly oppose the Manif pour tous and stand up for ALL families?

https://www.allout.org/family-equality

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." These vicious messages are spreading quickly across Europe and taking up huge space in the media.

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. But we need to make sure groups like Manif Pour Tous don't win the battle to make us invisible.

If you believe in equality for ALL families, please sign here: https://www.allout.org/family-equality

We're 2 million All Out members around the world, representing every kind of family out there. 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. Now's our chance to stand up to the group that's trying to roll all that back.

Thank you for going All Out,

Andre, Guillaume, Gaelle, Jeremy, Leandro, Sara and the rest of the All Out team.

P.S. Here's some of the people that Manif Pour Tous think shouldn't be a family:

"Our family. Neither better nor worse than another. Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity for all. Because ultimately we represent only one community: The Republic." Stephane and Loïc

"We are a family of 2: 2 women and 2 small children who are 2 and 4 years old. She teaches them about the Black Panthers, Catwoman and Nietzche, I make them cakes and potatoes au gratin." Valerie and Charlotte

"Diverse and blended: 4 countries, 3 languages, 2 people. Love crosses borders and brings hearts together."

If you want to protect ALL families, sign here: https://www.allout.org/family-equality

SOURCES:

The Manif pour tous exports itself to Italy: The true face of ‘Homophobes without borders' (in French) - Le Nouvele Observateur, 28 July 2013
http://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 2013
http://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 2014
http://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 2013
http://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 2014
http://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 2014
http://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 2014
http://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 2014
http://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 2014
http://www.rfi.fr/france/20141004-une-petition-contre-manif-tous-recueille-210000-signatures/