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Post by mistermember on Apr 4, 2017 18:48:00 GMT 7
Dutch Lawmakers Hold Hands in Support of Gay Couple Who Were Brutally Attacked By Tierney McAfee
People.com
April 3, 2017 AT 5:20PM EDT
Two male Dutch lawmakers arrived hand in hand to a government meeting on Monday, in a powerful show of support for a gay couple who were brutally attacked over the weekend.
Alexander Pechtold, leader of the liberal D66 party, and his party colleague Wouter Koolmees, made the symbolic gesture right before a meeting to discuss the formation of a new Dutch government.
“We think it is quite normal in the Netherlands to express who you are,” said Pechtold, according to the Dutch news outlet DutchNews.nl.
Pechtold and Koolmees were among several politicians who responded to a call from a Dutch journalist, Barbara Berend, for men to hold hands in public as a show of solidarity for the gay couple who were attacked as they walked hand in hand through the Dutch city of Arnhem on Sunday.
The hashtag #allemannenhandinhand, which translates to “all men hand in hand,” was trending in the Netherlands as Twitter users voiced their support for the protest, and male citizens — both public and private, gay and straight — shared photos of themselves holding hands.
people.com/politics/dutch-lawmakers-hold-hands-in-support-of-gay-couple-who-were-brutally-attacked/
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2017 20:11:19 GMT 7
2017, eh. What a state of affairs.
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Post by AyG on Apr 4, 2017 20:15:16 GMT 7
Brutally attacked: "They were then struck by a man wielding a heavy set of bolt cutters, kocking (sic) out four of Ronnie Sewratan-Vernes' teeth and severing his lip, and injuring the ribs of Jasper Vernes-Sewratan." The perpetrators: "All four arrested are from Arnhem, including a 14-year-old and three 16-year-olds. They join two who were held by police right after the attack, another 14-year-old boy and a man, aged 20." No names of the scum who perpetrated this attack, so I won't suggest (at least for now) that most of them were yclept "Mohammed". And if they weren't, my opinion of the Dutch just goes down a notch. Source: nltimes.nl/2017/04/03/teens-held-sadistic-attack-gay-men-holding-hands-politicians-show-lgbt-support |
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Post by AyG on Apr 4, 2017 20:21:13 GMT 7
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2017 20:32:06 GMT 7
One might say that AyG's "intense dislike" of the Islamic religion is proportionate to Islam's "intense dislike" of gay people. I see a connection ! And I imagine he will be down on his knees praying that these asswipes who attacked the gay guys are Muslims so he can say - "See ! See !"................  |
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Post by Bangkok Julia on Apr 4, 2017 21:03:53 GMT 7
Whatever their religion, these pricks need to be made accountable. Having said that,they will probably only get a community corrections order like they would here-either that or a good behaviour bond.
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Post by AyG on Apr 4, 2017 21:14:36 GMT 7
One might say that AyG's "intense dislike" of the Islamic religion is proportionate to Islam's "intense dislike" of gay people. I see a connection ! And I imagine he will be down on his knees praying that these asswipes who attacked the gay guys are Muslims so he can say - "See ! See !"................ (1) I will not be down on my knees praying to anyone. I think I've made it perfectly clear that I consider all religions an aberration. There is no god or gods, and those who think there is are seriously deluded. (2) There is no proportionality. Islam teaches hatred of everyone and everything that doesn't fit within its Weltanschauung, so my distaste for its barbarism isn't purely based upon its desire to toss me from a high building, then stone me to death should I survive - there are plenty of other reasons to loath it. Me, I'm far more tolerant. I've never stoned anyone to death, or severed anyone's genitals in the name of religion (or for any other reason), or blown myself up to murder others with different beliefs. Just curious, Micksaraphee, but which do you think is worse, someone who loves someone of the same sex, or someone whose religion impels them to murder those who love someone of the same sex? |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2017 21:30:01 GMT 7
Are you aware that there are lots of white Christian right wing zealots who hate gays as well ? Funny but I never hear you crapping on about them.
If it was up to them gays would be wiped from the face of the Earth tomorrow.
You seem to think it is ok to hate a certain religion because of their beliefs but not ok when certain groups hate gays because of their beliefs, and lifestyle.
I imagine you are either gay or you are not, but just because you are a Muslim does not mean you roam the streets in gangs beating up gay people.
I read every comment on that gay site you posted the link to, must have been a surprise to you seeing how many comments were actually defending Islam and saying that this was the action of a few people, not the entire bloody religion.
I could not care less about either to be honest, have had nothing to do with Islam and even less to do with gays. Get sick of people like you blowing your horn about your pet hate all the time though.
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