Following the rainbow: In Poland, about 1,500 people marched for pride down Warsaw's main Marszalkowska Street on June 13. They received a police escort, as previous gay rights demonstrations have been targets of violence. During communist times, homosexuality was a taboo topic in Poland; now, LGBT activists are calling for same-sex civil unions in the largely Catholic country. A Polish activist told Agence France-Presse that attitudes are beginning to change, "but the intolerance is still omnipresent, so much so that our parades are always useful."