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Gay pride celebration marked by clashes, EU reps call for sanctions on Latvia

Jul 26, 2006
By Paul Morton

IT’S NICER ON THE BEACH: An apoplectic No Pride demonstrator gets in the face of a security guard during Gay Pride day, which is quickly becoming an annual disgrace for Latvia.
RIGA - An out-of-control group of anti-gay protesters hurled eggs and excrement at parishioners exiting the Anglican Church of Riga where an openly gay priest, Maris Sants, presided over a service as part of Riga Pride 2006 on July 22. Police did not arrive until after the incident began. According to State Police spokeswoman Sintija Kajina, officers didn’t arrive at the scene earlier because they were not notified of the service by organizers.Yet Linda Freimane, a board member of the gay right ...

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