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sheshe2

(84,006 posts)
Tue Apr 4, 2017, 04:39 PM Apr 2017

Straight Men Are Suddenly Holding Hands For A Beautiful Reason [View all]

What a heartwarming mission.

By Curtis M. Wong


LEX VAN LIESHOUT via Getty Images

Dutch leader of the Democrats 66 (D66) party Alexander Pechtold (L) and Financial specialist of D66 party Wouter Koolmees (R) held hands as a sign of solidarity for two gay men who were allegedly attacked in Arnhem.

Scores of men are responding to an alleged attack on a gay couple in the Netherlands... by holding hands.


Jasper Vernes-Sewratan and his husband, Ronnie Sewratan-Vernes, were reportedly attacked early Sunday by a group of six to eight teenage boys, RTL Nieuws reports. The men said they were returning to their Arnhem home hand-in-hand from a party at the time of the attack.

The incident sent shockwaves through the Netherlands’s LGBTQ community, and was reportedly condemned by Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte. But two of the country’s other lawmakers went a step further, showing solidarity for the couple by holding hands as they arrived at a government meeting Monday.

Read More:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/netherlands-men-holding-hands_us_58e3c151e4b0f4a923b24fd5?lg4jocnf0w9udi&

Solidarity and the Power of Humanity. This is good to see.

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Remember this? Amaryllis Apr 2017 #1
I missed that! sheshe2 Apr 2017 #2
Hope for our future. Ilsa Apr 2017 #4
This gives me hope for the future. volstork Apr 2017 #8
That is terribly cool PatSeg Apr 2017 #3
It is Pat... sheshe2 Apr 2017 #5
We need all the good news we can get! PatSeg Apr 2017 #10
Yes we do. sheshe2 Apr 2017 #14
This message was self-deleted by its author annabanana Apr 2017 #6
The Netherlands are not part of Scandinavia. Aristus Apr 2017 #12
K&R smirkymonkey Apr 2017 #7
This is great to see. warmfeet Apr 2017 #9
We are always going to have a long way to go. sheshe2 Apr 2017 #15
Indeed. warmfeet Apr 2017 #16
Fighting for what is right is always worth it. sheshe2 Apr 2017 #17
It's not THAT bad Ezior Apr 2017 #18
I hope we can keep what we achieved in the US and move forward. sheshe2 Apr 2017 #19
Love it malaise Apr 2017 #11
Agreed, malaise. sheshe2 Apr 2017 #13
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