"A Finnish friend of mine who works for a gay and lesbian organisation was in town for a seminar and she asked if I would like to join one of the boats of the Dutch gay and lesbian organisation COC [COC is known for its support of LGBT organisations in post-Soviet countries, including Menk-WFCE in Armenia]. I instantly decided to give it a go and did not regret that for a second. It was fun with people mostly from the international projects of COC so the boat was filled with people from Poland, Armenia, Azerbaidjan, Kirgistan, Moldova and a bunch of other countries where being gay is still a risk and a struggle. It was nice to witness how much they enjoyed the boat ride in the sun through a cheering Amsterdam.
I heard from my friend that Amsterdam's Gay Pride is turning again slightly more political without losing its jolly tone. Fantastic event altogether."
Pictures via Geoff Coupe
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I heard that COC had a boat with participants from Eastern-Europe. It's great to see the Armenian flag on it.
There are lots of things I am critical about regarding my native country Holland, but I am proud that I come from a country where something like the Gay Parade is possible and supported.
are you kidding me?! whoever put that flag there is not a true armenian! armenia is a christian country that is against gays.
Whether you like it or not, I can assure you that whoever put that flag there is true Armenian, from a secular country Armenia. Time to get REAL, 'real armenian'.
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