LGBT culture

The first-ever gay Pride Parade in North Macedonia will be held in Skopje on June 29, the country's National Network Against Homophobia and Transphobia, gathering human rights NGOs, told a press conference on Monday.

"The gay parade will be a form of protest for affirmation, support and protection of human rights of the LGBTQ people," said activist Antonio Mihajlov.

Three pageant contestants were crowned during a ceremony at the Miss Turkey 2018 Contest, organized in Istanbul on Sept. 24. Click through for the story in photos...

Gay rights groups and activists pressed ahead with the Istanbul Pride parade on July 1 despite Turkish authorities banning the event for a fourth year in a row. Click through for the story in photos...

Members of Croatia's LGBTIQ community and their supporters gathered in front of the Mimara Museum in Zagreb on Saturday for the capital's 17th Pride March. This year's Pride March comes in the midst of a rise in hate speech and racist rhetoric in Croatia.

The authorities in Turkey’s capital banned a German Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transsexual (LGBT) film festival on Nov. 16, the day before it was due to start, citing “public safety” and “terrorism” risks.

This year's Belgrade Pride, which runs from September 11 to September 17, offers a varied program, including exhibitions, film screenings and literary evenings at various locations throughout the city.

Hundreds of people marched through the streets of Tallinn on Saturday to celebrate the first Gay Pride in the Estonian capital since violence marred the event a decade ago, AFP reported.
Organisers said around 1,800 people took part in the parade, which passed off peacefully despite a handful of people protesting against the march.

The authorities on July 1 banned transsexual rights activists from holding a planned march in Istanbul this weekend, a week after police used rubber bullets and tear gas to thwart the LGBT Pride parade, which was banned for a third year in a row.  

Organizers, however, vowed to press ahead with the Trans Pride March, planned for the afternoon of July 1, despite the ban.

Police detained some 44 people at an LGBT Pride march in Istanbul's Taksim Square on June 25, which was previously banned by the Istanbul's Governor's Office for the third consecutive year.

Ten people were detained at the LGBT Pride March in Istanbul's Taksim Square on June 25, as tension rose after the Istanbul Governor's Office banned the march.

Police took strict measures at the entrance of the square and İstiklal Avenue, carrying out ID checks and searches, Doğan News Agency reported.