aTypical Joe: a gay New Yorker living in the rural South

Monday, July 24, 2006

What happened in Latvia

An open letter from Lars Grava, a founding member of Mozaika, the organisation that co-ordinated the Riga Pride and Friendship Days:

I am writing this in English since the story needs to be told far and wide. This is the story from my perspective. Everyone else who was there will have other stories to share.

Gaston and I are safe after yesterday’s well-organized fascist attacks against the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered community in Riga during Pride.

We are shocked by the hatred that manifested itself yesterday, but we are thrilled by the positive energy that we found among so many friends and supporters. READ ON.