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ABN AMRO bank float: "ABN AMRO stays colourful"
It's an allusion to the fact that the bank is facing a hostile take over by a number of multinational banking coporations.

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Literally, butt naked

Amnesty International campaign MAKE SOME NOISE!!!!

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Expreszo is an organisation for gay youths till the age of 24

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Float against discrimination

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Float campainging for gay adoption

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The army

Float advertising the new all-gay network

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The COC float. The biggest gay-interest group in the Netherlands wanted to use the opportunity to protest and send out a message to politicians. In the past year the number of gay hate crimes has dramatically increased, but the government doesn't see it necessary to register these hate crimes targeted at homosexuals as a separate crime. The police prefer to call them 'incidents', rather than take them more seriously.

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A float by political party D66. They have long been the champions of same-sex marriage. The 'bald' guy is a famous parliamentarian who is openly gay.

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ING Bank float: " Personal pride= Company Pride"