Italy gay march falls silent to honour UK victims

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Italy gay march falls silent to honour UK victims

ROME (Reuters) - Supporters of gay rights marching through Rome's historic centre stopped on Saturday for a minute's silence to honour victims of Thursday's London bombings.

Dance music was cut, floats stopped, and protesters of all stripes -- including drag queens wearing flowing white gowns -- bowed their heads or stood quietly to remember the attacks. Some of the marchers, numbering in the thousands, wore black armbands.

"We are here for freedom and against terrorism. Terrorism is the son of intolerance and discrimination," said Fabrizio Marrazzo of gay rights group Arcigay. <snip>

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Sat Jul-09-05 11:14 PM
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1. An honorable thing to do

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