Anti-Catholicism Catholics, and his replacement by a Dutch Protestant. For decades the Stuarts were supported by France in plots to invade and conquer Britain, and anti-Catholicism persisted. The Gordon Riots of 1780 were a violent anti-Catholic protest in London against the Papists Act of 1778, which was intended to reduce official discrimination against British Catholics. Lord George Gordon, head of the Protestant Association warned that the law would enable Catholics in the British Army to become a dangerous threat. The protest evolved into riots and widespread looting. Local magistrates were afraid of reprisals and did not issue the riot act. There
Pride in London far removed from any challenge to the ongoing injustices that we [the LGBT community] face". During the 2018 Pride London, a dozen of people carrying anti-trans slogans took the lead of the demonstration without authorization. These people claimed that transgender activism contributes to "lesbian erasure". They were quickly criticized by numerous LGBT+ organizations. The organizers of Pride London were criticized as well, for not having taken any measures to remove those trans-exclusionary activists from the march. At an October 2008 conference in Vancouver, InterPride accepted a bid from Pride London to host WorldPride 2012. This was to coincide with the