Gay Pride parties in Berlin in Zagreb

20/06/10 09:29 CET

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To be normal is to be different – that was the slogan for this year’s Gay Pride in Berlin which has attracted tens of thousands of people.

The 32nd parade was opened by the city’s mayor and included more than 50 floats.

In Zagreb, police officers provided protection to those taking part in Croatia’s ninth Gay Pride.

There was a small anti-homosexual demonstration, but the prostesters were kept away from the hundreds of people who turned out for the parade.

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