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Saturday, November 21, 2009 11:31 PM

Published 11/03/2009 by Pink News


1,500 turn out in Liverpool to support vigil for gay policeman

More than 1,500 people attended a vigil last night in Liverpool for James Parkes, the gay trainee policeman who was attacked by a homophobic gang last weekend.

The vigil was held in the city's gay quarter on Stanley Street, where the attack took place.

Parkes, 22, was out with his boyfriend...

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...Echo, he said: "This time last week I never thought I would be standing here saying all this. The reason I am here is to stand up for not only what I believe in but what we all believe in and to push our right to freedom."
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