“When he recognized me he spat in my face, raised his fists and and kicked me in the stomach.”
Poland's first openly gay lawmaker, MP Robert Biedron, was attacked on Saturday afternoon in Warsaw following the annual Gay Pride parade.
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An aggressive man insulted us, using homophobic statements. He began to choke one of my friends and punched him in the face. When he recognized me he spat in my face, raised his fists and and kicked me in the stomach.
Reportedly, the suspect ran away but was arrested shortly afterwards. Following the incident Biedron tweeted:
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The demonstration brought thousands marching through the streets of the capital in central Warsaw:
Their main goal was to demand parliament begins work on passing legislation for civil partnerships.
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