Politicians in the Netherlands made the gesture after two gay teens were attacked in Arnhem for holding hands. Gay couple Jasper Vernes-Sewratan and Ronnie Sewratan-Vernes were set upon by a group of thugs over the weekend, while returning home from a night out. The attackers screamed homophobic abuse before launching a violent attack on the couple that hospitalised the both. A 14-year-old boy was
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