Latvia gay pride given go-ahead

[Nerthus]

Latvia gay pride given go-ahead

The first gay pride parade to be staged in the Latvian capital Riga has been given the go-ahead by a court, despite fears of homophobic violence.

The court found that the city council's reasons for banning the event on Saturday were unjustified.
Organisers saluted the decision, saying it was a victory for democracy and reason over prejudice and hate.
Prime Minister Aigars Kalvitis had opposed the event, saying Riga should "not promote things like that".
"For sexual minorities to parade in the very heart of Riga, next to the Doma church, is unacceptable," he told LNT television.
The city council's chief executive said he had withdrawn the parade's permit after receiving letters and e-mails from religious and extremist groups threatening to disrupt it.
Following the court ruling, the Riga Pride parade will now be allowed to pass through the Old City.
Revellers from Sweden, Russia, Lithuania, Estonia and Finland are expected to join the event.




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[Nerthus]

Protests disrupt Latvia gay march


Gay parades are often festive events


Latvian police have arrested protesters after they shouted insults and threw eggs at people taking part in the Baltic state's first gay pride march.

The few dozen marchers were outnumbered by hundreds of protesters who blocked the narrow streets of the capital.
Police were forced to alter the march route and to form a chain around the parade participants to protect them.
The march had sparked outrage in Latvia and only went ahead after a court overturned a council ban on the event.
Officials said that six of the protesters had been detained for their part in disrupting the march.
Prime Minister Aigars Kalvitis had opposed the event, saying Riga should "not promote things like that".
"For sexual minorities to parade in the very heart of Riga, next to the Doma church, is unacceptable," he told LNT television on Wednesday.
One of those who took part in Saturday's march, 61-year-old Lars-Peter Sjouberg, from Sweden, said he had been shocked by the offensive remarks made by protesters.
"Protesters here were really aggressive [...] but it won't stop me from helping my Latvian friends fight for their rights.


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[Silas]

Originally Posted by Aeternitas

One of those who took part in Saturday's march, 61-year-old Lars-Peter Sjouberg, from Sweden, said he had been shocked by the offensive remarks made by protesters.
"Protesters here were really aggressive [...] but it won't stop me from helping my Latvian friends fight for their rights.


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Ohh, another one of them PC homo lobbying persons. Of course he´s from Sweden, we just have to help all other then our selves.

[Milesian]

As my better half remarked - what exactly are they proud about?
That they are gay? Why? We don't see heterosexuals having straight pride marches. Your sexual orientation is not an achievement, so what's to be proud about?

[Silas]

Yes, that´s a good question. And Gay? Why have they hijacked the word gay? Can´t we heterosexuals be gay to? I mean, why is it that they think they are happier than us?

[Nerthus]

Yeah, exactly... there aren't any 'straight' pride parades. Probably today, in some places, to be straight, is really an achievement too

Bisexuality for example is another issue. I've read this article which says more and more women in the US have had a bisexual experience:

More women — particularly those in their late teens and 20s — are experimenting with bisexuality or at least feel more comfortable reporting same-sex encounters, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control.

The survey, released Thursday by the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics, found that 11.5% of women, ages 18 to 44, said they've had at least one sexual experience with another women in their lifetimes, compared with about 4% of women, ages 18 to 59, who said the same in a comparable survey a decade earlier.

Of course, I am sure this does not bother some men, as they have double standards when it comes to female homosexuality or bisexuality

[Milesian]

Originally Posted by Aeternitas

Yeah, exactly... there aren't any 'straight' pride parades. Probably today, in some places, to be straight, is really an achievement too

Bisexuality for example is another issue. I've read this article which says more and more women in the US have had a bisexual experience:

Of course, I am sure this does not bother some men, as they have double standards when it comes to female homosexuality or bisexuality

The hypocrisy is disgusting
It's telling who is compiling such reports - Centres for Disease Control.
Is that because Bisexuality has reached epidemic proportions?

[Menydh]

Originally Posted by Kvasir

Yes, that´s a good question.

It is a good question, but if you ask them they will come with all type of bullsh*t like that they have suffered from society's oppresion for so long, and have been so brave to fight that off.. as if it was something that had been experienced by their forefathers all the way to them.

Which would have been great, because that would imply that it is genetic and they would have been outbred long ago.


But the truth is that they have nothing to be proud of, and much to be ashamed for. As shown in this article (don't miss it, it is a good account to counter pro-fags PC idiots):

Gay Pride.. or Hell?

And Gay? Why have they hijacked the word gay? Can´t we heterosexuals be gay to? I mean, why is it that they think they are happier than us?

I heard the story that in Victorian times they were called "blue people", as in sad. They replied to this by calling themselves "gay people".


LOL. I was once invited to an Hungarian restaurant in London. Then someone told me that the name of the restaurant was "The Gay Hussar". At the time I didn't know the original meaning of the word gay, and I staunchly refused to go there until they convinced me that it was nothing fag.

[Carnyx]

More women — particularly those in their late teens and 20s — are experimenting with bisexuality or at least feel more comfortable reporting same-sex encounters, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control.

The survey, released Thursday by the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics, found that 11.5% of women, ages 18 to 44, said they've had at least one sexual experience with another women in their lifetimes, compared with about 4% of women, ages 18 to 59, who said the same in a comparable survey a decade earlier.

Lesbians and sex... They should revise their vocabulary. Lesbians do not have sex, they emulate man/woman sexual intercourse. Nuance.

[Milesian]

Originally Posted by Duchemin

Lesbians and sex... They should revise their vocabulary. Lesbians do not have sex, they emulate man/woman sexual intercourse. Nuance.

True, mutual masturbation is the limit.
Of course, to say they have "sex" helps normalise the situation and make it appear valid

[zemelmete]

Scandal about gay parade in Riga is continuing.

Latvian Evangelic Lutheran Church (LELC) recently has excluded from its church parson Juris Cālītis, because he officiated worship for homosexuals in Anglican church in gay parade.
LELC is strongly against homosexual relationships.

[Melenios]

Let them parade and show off their misery,what do we care?

[Menydh]

What's excluded? Like ex-communicated in the Catholic Church?

[psycho_pixie]

As my better half remarked - what exactly are they proud about?
That they are gay? Why? We don't see heterosexuals having straight pride marches. Your sexual orientation is not an achievement, so what's to be proud about?

it's not that they're "proud", it's that they want to make themselves know to others like them, to encourage other to come out of the closet, to create a sense of safety, even if obviously false... when you say you're straight, no one even blinks, where as in Lativia, if you say you're gay, you get beaten, insulted, etc. (evidently) - that's the reason these parades exist, not beacause gays are happy that they're gay, but because there's strength in numbers and this way they feel more included and have a sense of community.

Yes, that´s a good question. And Gay? Why have they hijacked the word gay? Can´t we heterosexuals be gay to? I mean, why is it that they think they are happier than us?

in N. America the word "gay" has 2 meanings, effectively, 1. queer 2. bad gay as in happy is an anarchism, plus it was the straight people in the first place that started calling "homosexuals" gays, fags, queers, fairies, homos, etc. now they've chosen the best of these insults and adopted it as their "name" you're complaining about it? if you really want to be gay, you're free to do so, unless of course you're not ready to come out yet. a word of advice, if you do come out, don't do it in latvia.

Lesbians and sex... They should revise their vocabulary. Lesbians do not have sex, they emulate man/woman sexual intercourse. Nuance.

sex: 4. The sexual urge or instinct as it manifests itself in behavior. (notice how in this definition "behavior" is not specific to actual intercourse)

[Leland Gaunt]

i once was in a gay club (I am not gay though). Pretty funny.

[zemelmete]

Originally Posted by Mynydd

What's excluded? Like ex-communicated in the Catholic Church?

Yes. Parson was ex-communicated in the Latvian Evangelic Lutheran church. I hope now it is correct in english.