Gays march amid huge police contingent

Jul 27, 2005
By Aaron Eglitis

RIGA - Latvia's first gay pride parade on July 23 in Riga's Old Town resulted in violent clashes between police and protestors, many of whom threw eggs and other items at the parade's participants. Members of radical anti-gay groups, many waving extremist signs, attempted to physically obstruct the march, even though there were no more than 100 participating. The number of anti-homosexual demonstrators, by contrast, was at least 1,000, while approximately 10,000 people showed up to watch the par ...

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