Thousands turn out for Cyprus' 2nd gay pride parade
Source: AP
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Several thousand people marched in the streets of Cyprus' capital for the east Mediterranean island nation's second gay pride parade as detractors stayed away.
Parade organizer and ACCEPT-LGBT Cyprus President Costas Gavrielides says turnout was roughly the same as that of last year's inaugural parade, showing that taboos in the country are fading away.
Gavrielides also noted that critics were a no-show at Saturday's parade, while more politicians have embraced the event.
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Two men kiss they take part in a second gay pride parade in downtown Nicosia, Cyprus, Saturday, June 6, 2015. Several thousand people marched in the streets of Cyprus’ capital for the east Mediterranean island nation’s 2nd gay pride parade as detractors stayed away. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
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