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Jun 30, 2007
Quickie Link: Tens of Thousands at Madrid's EuroPride Parade
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By vanrozenheim
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(Madrid, Spain) - Tens of thousands of homosexuals from all over Europe gathered for a parade in Madrid Saturday to demonstrate for the rights of gays and lesbians. The parade was the main event of the EuroPride festival, which this year is held in the Spanish capital. According to the organizers, some 200,000 homosexuals from all over Europe had travelled to the festival, which has as its motto 'Europe now - equality is possible.' Spanish Culture Minister Carmen Calvo, the heads of the major trade unions, Candido Mendez and Jose Maria Fidalgo also took part in the parade, as did the leader of the United Left Party (IU), Gaspar Llamazares.
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