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    Social Media Watch: International Pride Parade Recaps 2015

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    By Admin on 29 June 2015 Affairs

    Many corners of the world saw Pride Month – celebrations dedicated to commemorating the 1969 Stonewall Riots in New York City – culminate in gay rights parades, parties, and events this past weekend. In America, especially, people celebrated the Supreme Court’s Friday ruling that made gay marriage federally legal. Check out a few other noteworthy international events below.

    Istanbul, Turkey

    The Turkish government unexpectedly announced that it would ban Istanbul Pride, the city’s annual parade, due to Ramadan this year. Crowds gathered anyway – rainbow flags and signs in tow – and were met with a forceful police force. Police fired water cannons, tear gas, and even shot plastic bullets into the crowds in response. Despite the violence, smaller crowds took to side streets to continue with celebrations.

    Apparently, the government had announced the ban seemingly out of nowhere. The LGBTI Pride Week Committee posted on Facebook, saying that the parade “had suddenly been banned by Istanbul Governor’s Office using the month of Ramadan as the reason without any announcement.”

    Although homosexuality remains a taboo topic in Turkish culture, it isn’t illegal – and the annual parade has been taking place in the city since 2003. In fact, last year’s pride parade occurred during Ramadan, too, and nearly 100,000 people attended. This fact left this year’s parade-goers confused by the government’s announcement.

    Twitter saw a flood of critical responses to the Turkish police’s handling of the situation.

    #istanbul peaceful and colorful #pride march is attacked with tear gas, water cannon #onuryurusu #LoveWins #turkey pic.twitter.com/xnkdaMX8VI

    — Murat Çekiç (@muratcekic) June 28, 2015

    Tragic / powerful. Police in Turkey try to stop a Pride Parade with water cannons but accidentally create rainbows. pic.twitter.com/tl9HOx20GC — Gregory Brown (@Whalewatchmeplz) June 29, 2015

    Just got hit with a water cannon at Istanbul’s gay pride march, where I was conducting interviews with peaceful protesters. #Turkey

    — Sophia Jones (@Sophia_MJones) June 28, 2015

    Turkish police attacks Istanbul gay pride today https://t.co/polxV0layA #LoveWins #turkey — Burak Arikan (@arikan) June 28, 2015

     

    Riga, Latvia

    Riga, Latvia’s capital, was the first post-Soviet country to host a EuroPride parade this year, and many feared that the event would be met with protests or even violence. But nothing of the sort took place, save three isolated, minor offences.

    About 5,000 people attended the event on Saturday, including Stuart Milk, nephew of gay rights activist and politician Harvey Milk. The police force at the event was also huge – no doubt due to concerns about possible protesters.

    #Europride in Riga tomorrow.This is chance for #Latvia govt to break silence, champion tolerance. Pride in Pride! pic.twitter.com/iIo2F0akwY

    — Salil Shetty (@SalilShetty) June 19, 2015

    WOW: Riga, Latvia hosts #EuroPride2015 this year, right on Russia’s border! http://t.co/07kRB5erdb pic.twitter.com/Tri2QjaG2x

    — OutTraveler (@OutTraveler) June 20, 2015

    Thousands attend high-profile #LGBT #Pride2015 event staged in #Latvia capital – http://t.co/tcY1SuCwHo #gay pic.twitter.com/RqbELRar5a

    — LGBTQ Nation (@lgbtqnation) June 20, 2015

    #EuroPride2015 in #Riga 5000 proud participants #Welcome to #Moscow next! #Pride #LGBT #Latvia pic.twitter.com/2RuoB2hmGA

    — latterra (@lat_terra) June 20, 2015

     

    Seoul, South Korea

    On Sunday, Seoul saw about 6,000 celebrators come out for its hour-long parade. It also saw a number of Christian protesters. They chanted slogans and waved banners reading “Hell is upon you! Repent!”

    Church groups hold a good amount of social and political power in the country, and some, including the Christian Council of Korea, urged the city council to ban the parade. The police tried to do just that due to public safety concerns, but a Seoul court overturned the ban.

    At the pride parade, Kang Myeong-jin, chief of the parade organizing committee, rallied the marchers. “All of us have come here today to fight against these voices of hatred towards us,” Myeong-jin said. “It has been a long and tough road… but I’m very happy that the parade was held successfully.”

    Gay Pride In Korea Faces Christian Rage As Seen At Gay Rally In Seoul http://t.co/PNCSVrp8tU

    — Paris Hatzievagelou (@parishatzi) June 28, 2015

    With police efforts to block it stymied, Seoul’s gay pride event is the largest in 16 years. http://t.co/0Y17ocr8BC pic.twitter.com/USEHmjLVTT

    — Kenneth Roth (@KenRoth) June 29, 2015

    The police did a nice job keeping the crazy out. #seoulprideparade #seoulpride #seoulpride… http://t.co/eceLcfAgqC pic.twitter.com/WdVukIs4NN

    — Irish Farley (@IrishFarley1) June 28, 2015

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