Scores of men are responding to an alleged attack on a gay couple in the Netherlands... by holding hands.

Jasper Vernes-Sewratan and his husband, Ronnie Sewratan-Vernes, were reportedly attacked early Sunday by a group of six to eight teenage boys, RTL Nieuws reports. The men said they were returning to their Arnhem home hand-in-hand from a party at the time of the attack.

The incident sent shockwaves through the Netherlands’s LGBTQ community, and was reportedly condemned by Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte. But two of the country’s other lawmakers went a step further, showing solidarity for the couple by holding hands as they arrived at a government meeting Monday.

LEX VAN LIESHOUT via Getty Images “We think it is quite normal in the Netherlands to express who you are,” Alexander Pechtold (left) said.

Alexander Pechtold, who is the leader of the Democrats 66 (D66) party, arrived hand in hand with his party’s financial specialist, Wouter Koolmees, in support of Vernes-Sewratan and Sewratan-Vernes. “We think it is quite normal in the Netherlands to express who you are,” Pechtold said, according to People.

As photographs of Pechtold and Koolmees hit international media outlets, the pair’s gesture sparked a social media movement. Men, many of whom say they identify as straight, began posting photographs of themselves holding hands with other men on Twitter and Instagram with the hashtag #allemannenhandinhand. Check out a few of the stunning images below.

#allemannenhandinhand #homogeweld A post shared by Humberto Tan (@humbertotan) on Apr 3, 2017 at 1:19pm PDT

Ook wij lopen #handinhand: stop geweld tegen homo's! 👬 #allemannenhandinhand A post shared by De Coen & Sander Show (@coenensander) on Apr 3, 2017 at 7:32am PDT

Fuck intolerance and indifference #allemannenhandinhand A post shared by Black&Blue (@blackandbluenijmegen) on Apr 4, 2017 at 9:21am PDT

‪Ook wij doen mee #allemannenhandinhand weer naar huis na een harde dag werken #tolerantie #glasvanooyen ‬ A post shared by Glashandel van Ooyen (@glasvanooyen) on Apr 4, 2017 at 8:03am PDT

#allemannenhandinhand A post shared by Michel Rogier (@michelrogier) on Apr 4, 2017 at 8:42am PDT

#handinhand #allemannenhandinhand #love #🌈 Leef en laat leven! A post shared by Patrick Martens (@patrickmartens1) on Apr 3, 2017 at 11:19am PDT

The effort has since gone global, too. Male colleagues from the Dutch Embassy in London also joined in.

Male colleagues from the Dutch Embassy London holding hands in protest against violence towards the LGBTQIA community. #allemannenhandinhand pic.twitter.com/Bp6Mz6UiyY — Dutch Embassy London (@NLinUK) April 4, 2017

...as did the male staff of the Dutch mission at the United Nations in New York.

Male colleagues of @NLatUN walking hand in hand in New York protesting against violence directed at LGBTI #allemannenhandinhand pic.twitter.com/AYThVsymep — Lise Gregoire (@LiseGvH) April 3, 2017

Interestingly, the event nearly coincides with a Dutch LGBTQ milestone. The Netherlands became the world’s first nation to legalize same-sex marriage on April 1, 2001.