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Fourteen skinheads, some carrying tear gas can on, among other things, sexual orientation. isters, reportedly were arrested for throwing eggs. Violators face a fine or jail sentence. Other reports said about 100 counterprotesters Parliament also banned human rights violations or unfair advantages based on sexual orientation. were cited for staging an illegal demonstration. The author of the amendments said Estonia Pride co-organizer Tomasz Szypula, secretary general of Poland’s Campaign Against Homophobia, was lagging behind other European nations in pro said the presence of foreign politicians and activists tecting gay people. “Now homophobia has been kept the parade from being violently attacked. criminalized here as well,” said People’s Union “Without you, wbat happened on Saturday MPJaak Allik. wouldn’t have come true,” he said. “We had a happy and safe celebration of LGBT rights instead of fights with All-Polish Youth. Together we proved that Europe is our common home.” Poland’s gay community has been under increased attack from national and local officials since the conservative Law and Justice party came to power last October. Member of Parliament Wojciech Wterzejski, who also is a member of the European Parliament, had demanded the parade be banned because it would “spread deviance and disease.” President Lech Kaczynski was mayor of Warsaw when the two previous parades were banned. He, too, has called gays “perverts.” In an interview with the British Broadcasting Corp., British Member of the European Parliament Michael Cashman said: “We’ve all become extremely worried in the European Parliament in particular about the increasing hate speak from senior politicians here in Poland. Poland has joined Gay bar manager Jody Dobrowski, 24, was the club of the European Union. 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