Latvia: Second Gay Pride Parade · Global Voices
Veronica Khokhlova

All About Latvia writes about the politics of this year's gay pride parade (to be held in Riga on July 22): “For political parties who objected the march last year, this will be a chance to win over the hearts of the skeptical public for the fall parliamentary elections by standing strong to the evil homosexuals and forbidding them to display their sexuality on the streets of our ancient city.”