Straight Men Are Suddenly Holding Hands For A Beautiful Reason [View all]
What a heartwarming mission.
By Curtis M. Wong
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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.
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Solidarity and the Power of Humanity. This is good to see.
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