With Pride events scheduled throughout the month of June, organizers in multiple cities say the arrests in Coeur d'Alene have put safety back at the top of their agendas.
With Pride events scheduled throughout the month of June, organizers in multiple cities say the arrests in Coeur d'Alene have put safety back at the top of their agendas.
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Nader Hassaneen, 66, was punched in the face several times late on Sunday night as the city s Pride celebrations continued in Washington Square Park
Hassaneen had hot sauce thrown in his eyes when a woman attacked him for flying the American flag instead of the Pride flag
One bystander claimed Hassaneen used a homophobic slur - an accusation he denied in an interview with The New York Post
At least three people were also arrested earlier on Sunday afternoon
NYPD officers were seen in riot gear using pepper spray on parkgoers
Tensions were already high between the police and LGBTQ community after uniformed NYPD cops were banned from attending any official Pride events until at least 2025