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Dutch men hold hands to protest against homophobia
BBC News ^ | 5th April 2017 | BBC News

Posted on 04/05/2017 2:36:00 PM PDT by Ennis85

Dutch men are uploading pictures of themselves holding hands on to social media to stand against homophobia. The trend was sparked by an alleged attack on two gay men on a street in the Netherlands on Sunday. The images are being shared via the hashtags #handinhand and #allemannenhandinhand (all men hand in hand). Politicians, celebrities, football pundits and workers have joined in, throughout the Netherlands and beyond.

Jasper Vernes-Sewratan, 35, and Ronnie Sewratan-Vernes, 31, say they were attacked by a group of men in the early hours of Sunday morning in Arnhem, in the country's east. Their story was widely publicised and they appeared on Dutch talk show Pauw earlier this week, where they described being set upon after holding hands.

The lawyer of one of the alleged attackers also appeared on the show, later in the week, claiming the pair threw the first punch. The couple have emphatically denied this.

Gay couples in Amsterdam and Eindhoven also reported being assaulted because of their sexuality over the weekend, according to Dutch media. In some parts of the world, including India and some African countries, men commonly hold hands, taking it as a sign of friendship and respect. The Netherlands was the first country in the world to legalise same-sex marriage in 2011.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: gay; netherlands; protest; trend
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To: Ennis85
In some parts of the world, including India and some African countries, men commonly hold hands, taking it as a sign of friendship and respect.

This is as close as the PC BBC gets in the entire article to remotely coming close to mentioning the giant elephant in the room -- the reason why, all of the sudden, gay men are being assaulted in The Netherlands. The reader is left with the impression that Third World migrants who have been swamping The Netherlands would be happy to see two men holding hands. So the reason for the assaults and homophobia remains a mystery that hopefully will be solved by this hand-holding campaign.

21 posted on 04/05/2017 2:56:11 PM PDT by Opinionated Blowhard ("When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.")
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

“What’s the next logical move?”

In a short while for the mindless leftists, this will become the new “ice bucket challenge”?


22 posted on 04/05/2017 2:58:45 PM PDT by treetopsandroofs (Had FDR been GOP, there would have been no World Wars, just "The Great War" and "Roosevelt's Wars".)
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To: caww

They probably look like the men that tried to beat down Lot’s door to get at the angels.


23 posted on 04/05/2017 2:59:16 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Hebrews 13:2 Do not forget to entertain strangers, for ... some have unwittingly entertained angels)
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To: Ennis85
Jasper Vernes-Sewratan, 35, and Ronnie Sewratan-Vernes, 31, say they were attacked by a group of men in the early hours of Sunday morning in Arnhem, in the country's east.

Bet you a dollar the attackers were Muslims.

24 posted on 04/05/2017 3:00:46 PM PDT by dfwgator
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Hmm, looks like they got it from “us”.

http://q13fox.com/2016/11/19/3000-join-hands-around-green-lake-in-peaceful-protest/


25 posted on 04/05/2017 3:00:48 PM PDT by treetopsandroofs (Had FDR been GOP, there would have been no World Wars, just "The Great War" and "Roosevelt's Wars".)
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To: Dilbert San Diego
No mention of who is attacking them. Is it Muslims??

But then again?


26 posted on 04/05/2017 3:02:11 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Ennis85

Pix of Dutchmen holding hands. Yeah, that’s enough to persuade me surrender the view that homosexuality is not normal. The left is clownish


27 posted on 04/05/2017 3:02:36 PM PDT by confederatecarpetbag
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To: Gay State Conservative


28 posted on 04/05/2017 3:04:14 PM PDT by Reverend Wright (Build the wall !)
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To: bigbob

Homosexuality is a psychological dead end, and like a recessive lethal gene in the gene pool, it keeps popping up until it finally mutates into something else, or the culture that forms it is exterminated by a clash with another culture that strongly despises that character trait, in a crude form of societal cancer treatment.

The Universe is a cruel and unforgiving place.


29 posted on 04/05/2017 3:04:38 PM PDT by alloysteel (John Galt has chosen to take the job. This time, Atlas did NOT shrug.)
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To: Ennis85
Another article says the victims claimed their attackers were “Morrocan” in appearance.
30 posted on 04/05/2017 3:04:57 PM PDT by <1/1,000,000th%
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To: Reverend Wright
Hey,it ain't me.I look *terrible* in eyeliner!
31 posted on 04/05/2017 3:07:24 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Deplorables' Lives Matter)
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To: Ennis85

Uh huh. The same country that has criminalized talking about Islam. Good luck with your new masters tolerating homosexuality.


32 posted on 04/05/2017 3:11:41 PM PDT by Sam Gamgee
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To: treetopsandroofs

Seattle. I generally take I-405 and bypass Seattle completely when I’m heading south.


33 posted on 04/05/2017 3:12:23 PM PDT by beelzepug (Anybody I attack may rest assured it's personal!)
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To: Ennis85

A country of dhimmi fags being taken over by people who will kill them. How quaint.


34 posted on 04/05/2017 3:19:20 PM PDT by pissant ((Deport 'em all))
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To: Ennis85

Maybe we just might have to withdraw ALL our troops from Europe and allow them to live their lives in whatever perverted ways they choose.

Hell, if US provides your troop support, your own snowflakes can frolic gaily as much as they please.

Not to leave anyone on the outside, tighten up the immigration laws so to make it ‘easier’ for those that assert that the way things are going is not the way to live.


35 posted on 04/05/2017 3:23:08 PM PDT by xrmusn ((6/98)" "Senators Obama, Biden, Clinton & Schumer voted FOR THE WALL")
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To: Ennis85

They should be holding their necks to protest m*slims chopping heads.


36 posted on 04/05/2017 3:25:01 PM PDT by I want the USA back (Islam mandates warfare against unbelievers and is absolutely incompatible with Western society.)
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To: Ennis85

What do the Islamists think about this?


37 posted on 04/05/2017 3:51:20 PM PDT by Rusty0604
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To: SaveFerris
Doubt it...there's a reason libs are called nuts when they celebrate these people in the streets as Representatives of what they support.'
38 posted on 04/05/2017 3:54:42 PM PDT by caww
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To: Ennis85

Dutch men hold hands with other men because they like it. Protest, my foot.


39 posted on 04/05/2017 6:57:10 PM PDT by SaraJohnson
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To: Gay State Conservative

You may post images of rectal syphilis on threads like these as long as you post images of blue waffle disease on threads regarding,....well, homos probably get that too, so hmmm..

better post both just to be safe.


40 posted on 04/05/2017 7:26:53 PM PDT by T-Bone Texan
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