On 04 July 2001 04:01, Mags [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] wrote:
> I've taken a long time to respond because I have had a great deal of
difficulty
> coming up with the appropriate words to express how I feel. I am sad and
angry
> to say the very least. The issue around gay bashing is near and dear to my
> heart. I just wanted to say thank you for having the courage and
convictions to
> share your feelings. Brian and I talked about it and also find it very
> disturbing and difficult. Beyond words. Beyond reason.
Seeing people being kicked and having rocks thrown at them - people with
blood all over them - was extremely upsetting to me. The thugs/hooligans
were pro-Milosevic demonstrators whose march in Belgrade unfortunately
intersected with the small gay-pride march. According to the reporter, the
people cheering at the sidelines were sitting in surrounding outdoor cafes.
I find this incident totally and utterly barbaric. I have been under the
mistaken illusion that Europe was somehow more civilized and tolerant than
most of the rest of the world. I still wish there was something
constructive/proactive that I could do.
Marian
Vienna
