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Dutch men are uploading pictures of themselves holding hands on to social media to stand against homophobia.<\/p>\n
The trend was sparked by an alleged attack on two gay men on a street in the Netherlands on Sunday.<\/p>\n
The images are being shared via the hashtags #handinhand and #allemannenhandinhand (all men hand in hand).<\/p>\n
Politicians, celebrities, football pundits and workers have joined in, throughout the Netherlands and beyond.<\/p>\n\nDanish radio and television host Mikael Bertelsen is one of the latest to take part on Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n
Jasper Vernes-Sewratan, 35, and Ronnie Sewratan-Vernes, 31, say they were attacked by a group of men in the early hours of Sunday morning in Arnhem, in the country’s east.<\/p>\n
Their story was widely publicised and they appeared on Dutch talk show Pauw earlier this week, where they described being set upon after holding hands.<\/p>\n
The lawyer of one of the alleged attackers also appeared on the show, later in the week, claiming the pair threw the first punch.<\/p>\n
The couple have emphatically denied this.<\/p>\n\nAustrian politician Andreas Schieder also published a picture on Wednesday, saying homophobia has no place in Austria or the Netherlands<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n
Gay couples in Amsterdam and Eindhoven also reported being assaulted because of their sexuality over the weekend, according to Dutch media.<\/p>\n
In some parts of the world, including India and some African countries, men commonly hold hands, taking it as a sign of friendship and respect.<\/p>\n
The Netherlands was the first country in the world to legalise same-sex marriage in 2001.<\/p>\n
Dutch men are uploading pictures of themselves holding hands on to social media to stand against homophobia. The trend was sparked by an alleged attack on two gay men on a street in the Netherlands on Sunday. The images are being shared via the hashtags #handinhand and #allemannenhandinhand (all men hand in hand). Politicians, celebrities, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[107],"tags":[5911],"yoast_head":"\n
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