Apr 22, 2007News: Krakow March For Tolerance Faces Assaults by Anti-Gay Mobsters
By vanrozenheim
(Krakow, Poland) - The March for Tolerance in the Polish city of Krakow was attended by some 2,000 participants on Saturday, April 21. The gay rights demonstration was cofronted by 300 homophobic mobsters participating in a counter-event organnized by the right-wing All-Polish Youth, organization connected to Polish Education Minister Roman Giertych. The radical homophobes attempted to blocade a part of the parade route and repeatedly assaulted gay marchers. The police prevented excessive violence and arrested several homophobic thugs. The march was part of the 4th Krakow Festival of Gay and Lesbian Culture.
The Gay folks:
The Police:
The anti-gay counter-demonstration:
The homophobes behind the lines:
Pictures by GRD's special correspondent Radek Musiol (2007).
