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Diplomat 'disgusted' with anti-gay 'thugs'

Wed, May 26 2010 13:57 CET

byTom Nicholson - The Slovak Spectator

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Diplomat 'disgusted' with anti-gay 'thugs'

Policemen detain a member of a Slovak far-right radical organization during Rainbow Pride Parade in Bratislava on May 22


Diplomat 'disgusted' with anti-gay 'thugs'

A woman cries after an attack by members of a Slovak far-right radical organization during Rainbow Pride Parade in Bratislava


Diplomat 'disgusted' with anti-gay 'thugs'

A woman holds a rainbow flag during the Rainbow Pride Parade in Bratislava 

Diplomat 'disgusted' with anti-gay 'thugs'

People hold rainbow flags during the Rainbow Pride Parade in Bratislava 

A total of 17 foreign embassies in Slovakia issued a joint statement supporting Bratislava’s Gay Pride in the lead-up to the march on Saturday May 22.

"Our countries, like Slovakia, are committed to defending basic rights and freedoms and in ensuring equality and dignity for all," they wrote.

Some of these same foreign officials were on hand Saturday to experience the violent reactions of skinheads and other anti-homosexual protesters.

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