After the authorities in the Latvian capital of Riga caved in to homophobic groups by cancelling Saturday's Pride march, demonstrators still found something to get offended by – and show just how offensive they can be.
A service at the city's Anglican church saw those attending pelted with tomatoes, eggs and excrement as they left the Pride-themed service.
The Baltic Times reports that police arrested 14 people and one faces criminal charges.
Later in the day, about 300 anti-gay demonstrators, including fascists and some Christian groups, gathered outside of a hotel later to protest against a Pride gathering inside, which organisers had staged instead of the parade.
Meanwhile, the planned World Pride march in Jerusalem on 10 August has been denied a permit by police there, who say that they haven't the manpower to ensure the safety of participants in the current climate.
Oh well; at least the war means that there's enough little children getting their heads blown apart to warm the hearts of the blood-lusting religious leaders who'd threatened violence over the parade.
Organisers of World Pride said that a new date for the parade would be set once a ceasefire in the region has been achieved.
But not everything is gloomy; in the Baltic republic of Slovenia, the government has legalised same-sex unions. Some strange limits have been placed on the ceremonies that couples can have – no friends or relatives can attend the ceremony, just the couple and a local registration official.
Slovenian lesbian and gay groups have described the law change as insufficient, but stated that it's a move in the right direction.
Earlier this month, the Czech Republic became the first former Warsaw Pact country to allow same-sex marriages.
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