Pride parades

Sexual minorities are increasingly visible and confident in Romania - despite a surge of homophobic discourse in the public space that has, paradoxically, prompted many to stand up more firmly for their rights.

The June 22 event was the city's second-ever Equality Parade celebrating LGBT rights — and organisers had expected counter-protests. But they said the real battle was to be allowed to stage the parade at all.

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.

Sky News - More than a million people celebrated the LGBT community at a colourful and glitter-filled Pride parade in London on Saturday.

Parade director Christopher Joell-Deshields said this year's event was the most diverse yet.

He added: "It's just a day to be proud of really - people are able to just come and be who they are and celebrate whatever they want."

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...

Thousands of people took to the streets to support LGBT rights in cities across Europe on Saturday, with marchers waving rainbow flags and condemning discrimination in all its forms.

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.

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Today Sofia Pride 2018 will be held under the motto "LGBTI people should lead a dignified life and be able to express themselves openly".

The program will begin with a concert at the Soviet Army Monument at 16:00, then a procession will start at 19:00. The concert and the procession are expected to take place under enhanced security measures.

LGBT rights organizations said on Nov. 19 that they would launch a legal process against the Ankara Governor’s Office’s decision to ban all LGBT events in the Turkish capital.

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.