U.S., Canadian, other ambassadors to Slovakia push to support gay pride parade
Image via Wikipedia Twenty prominent ambassadors to Slovakia , including the Canadian, U.S., and many European Union state ambassadors, notably Polish and Hungarian, signed a public endorsement of a homosexual pride parade that took place this week. The Duhovy or “Rainbow” Pride parade took place on June 4 in Bratislava , Slovakia. Participants demanded legalized same-sex “marriage” and the right to adopt children. Despite the fact that many of the states the ambassadors represent do not support the goals and aims of the demonstration, the 20 ambassadors said they “stand both literally and figuratively with parade participants as they peacefully assemble to stand up for their human rights, and raise awareness of the LGBT community in Slovakia.” In response, a group of 22 Slovak intellectuals, writers, and former politicians, including former Prime Minister of Slovakia , Jan Carnogursky , former Interior Minister, Vladimir Palko , and former Slovak Ambassador to Canada, Anton Hy