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Neonazi violence thwarts first Slovak gay parade
May 22, 2010, 20:12 GMT


Bratislava - Attacks by Neonazis on Saturday forced authorities to call off what would have been Slovakia's first-ever gay pride parade in Bratislava.

Right-wing extremists attacked the early gathering of gay marchers in a central city square with teargas and assaulted some of the participants verbally and physically.

Authorities then called off the planned march through the streets of central Bratislava, fearing further violence as the planned parade route was teeming with Neonazis. Police were worried that they could not guarantee the marchers' safety.

Television networks estimated the size of the gathering of gay and human rights activists at around 1,000.

It would have been Slovakia's first-ever so-called rainbow parade for gay rights.

Organisers said that despite the parade being thwarted, their festival 'Rainbow Pride Bratislava 2010' would continue through into Sunday morning with a series of concerts.

Prior to the planned parade, not only extreme rightists but also some Catholic groups had tried to prevent the event.

Virtually all leading politicians in the largely Catholic country have refrained from showing public approval of the parade ahead of Slovakia's upcoming parliamentary elections on June 12.

Jan Slota, head of the Slovak National Party which is a coalition partner in the government of Prime Minister Robert Fico, even said he would 'personally come in order to spit' at the gay parade. His comments had drawn only limited criticism by other politicians.

However, international diplomats and non-governmental organizations in Bratislava demonstrated their support for the event.

Among those who offered declarations of support were all Scandinavian and several Western European embassies, the representative of the EU Commission in Bratislava, as well as international non-governmental organizations in the city.

Most media in the country also reported positively ahead of the planned march. The organizers had announced the parade was intended 'not only as an event for gays and lesbians but for all people who support human rights and the idea of an open society.'

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Again these fucking liberal homo nigger loving Scandinavians poking their noses where they don't belong! The Slavic speaking nations don't give a fuck about your 'progressive' opinions. Keep them to yourselves.