As Edgars Rkēvičs be the first openly gay print Latvia’s history, here’s a glimpse at other openly gay heads of state om around the world.
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- LATVIA BE 7TH NATN TO BE LED BY AN OPENLY GAY HEAD OF STATE
- LGBT RIGHTS BELAS - HISTORY OF GAY RIGHTS BELAS
LATVIA BE 7TH NATN TO BE LED BY AN OPENLY GAY HEAD OF STATE
But homophobic Belas, except among the most privileged part of the LGBTQ muny, “queer” don’t mean anythg.
The Department of Jtice rejected the applitn and the Supreme Court nfirmed the cisn, lg that there was no need to create such an anizatn as there’s no homophobia and that the nstutn protects all equally. The next year, the archect Mikhail Pischevsky, a gay man, was attacked Msk. But a judge led that the crime had no homophobic motive, even though happened jt outsi the entrance to a gay nightclub.
Even a popular Belasian rock band replaced the “OMOH” letters that are on the uniforms of special forc wh “HOMO” to sult them.
LGBT RIGHTS BELAS - HISTORY OF GAY RIGHTS BELAS
A popular Belasian rock band replaced the “OMOH” letters that are on the uniforms of special forc wh “HOMO” to sult them | Siarhei Lkiec/AFP via Getty Imag. Homophobia and transphobia rema wispread Belas.
Homosexualy was crimalised Belas 1994, but anti-gay sentiment among many Belasians remas strong.
The high level of homophobia the untry n be summarised by the famo words of print Lashenka 2012: ”It is better to be a dictator than gay. and monstratn of homosexualy to mors.