Nevertheless, it’s still part of a troubling trend. About 10 neo-Nazis wearing matching red and black outfits, sunglasses, and masks protested Athens Pridefest in Georgia last Saturday, while holding a black flag with a white swastika on it, delivering Nazi salutes, and reportedly shouting “Heil Hitler” along with racist and anti-gay slurs. Pride attendees booed them, recorded their activities, walked around them with a large banner to hide their hateful display, and yelled, “Show your face, you f***ing cowards,” The Advocate reported. The watchdog group StopAntisemitism identified the group as the Blood Tribe, a neo-Nazi group founded by Christopher Pohlhaus. While police and event organizers reported neither violence nor arrests, the group is just part of a rising wave of antisemitic and white supremacist groups that have increasingly protested LGBTQ+ events in the recent past. In a statement, the Athens Pride and Queer Collective (which organized the Pridefest) said it “unequivocally condemns” the group, and added, “Their appearance was intended to intimidate, divide, and spread fear, but it failed to overshadow the overwhelming spirit of joy, solidarity, and love that defined our community celebration.” Pridefest included a parade, a daytime kids’ zone (with inflatable play areas, face-painting, and other art activities), a family-friendly musical showcase, a vendor fair, evening drag performances, and an after-party.
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siehe auch: Swastika-waving neo-Nazi group disrupts Georgia LGBTQ+ Pride celebration Attendees booed a group of masked men displaying Nazi imagery and allegedly shouting “Heil Hitler” during PrideFest in Athens. A group of men waving a flag with a swastika and hurling antigay slurs showed up at a Pride parade in Georgia on Saturday. About 10 white men in matching red and black outfits, with about half wearing black masks, appeared at Athens PrideFest and marched to boos from attendees, according to videos shared on social media. In one video, a person can be heard shouting, “Show your face, you f***ing cowards.”