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Viana & Daniel Schepers, in an image from Viana's FB page (Image via FB)
PINK NEWS: Fabio Viana and Daniel Schepers, the same gay couple who were spat on, insulted and assaulted in Amsterdam simply for holding hands recently, have come under attack again, this time from a mob of about 10 boys.
Obviously, masks and gloves for safety don't help in IDing suspects. (Image via Fabio Viana)
Viana says his lawyer will be on Dutch TV with the mayor today with the mayor (who Viana says has called him personally to encourage him to continue holding hands and even kissing in public), and tells me members of various political parties are urging the government to do something about the rising tide of homophobia in a city widely considered pro-LGBTQ.
Viana also says he felt he was in danger of being “lynched.”
Meanwhile, his first attacker, who was arrested, has cried Islamophobia, even though he was the aggressor.
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It's new, but they're quarantining together. (Image via video still)
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