News archive on the topic "gay pride"

In Georgia, a gay parade was once again dispersed, which they tried to hold under the motto “Love cannot be defeated!” The law, adopted under pressure from Europeans several years ago, protects “lovers of unconventional love”, but the police “failed” to properly organize the cordon - opponents of the “pride” turned out to be stronger, broke through and took possession of the space around Lake Lisi near Tbilisi, allocated for the “festival of love” "...

Neither weather conditions in the form of rain and wind, nor the ban of parliament, the country's president and the Ministry of Internal Affairs stopped representatives of the LGBT community from all over Europe who gathered in Belgrade on Saturday for their Sabbath. And if at the beginning of the day the Administrative Court supported the decision of the country’s Ministry of Internal Affairs to ban any types of mass demonstrations on this day, under pressure from the West, the Prime Minister...

Despite the protests of the population of the Serbian capital and the negative decision of the parliament, the so-called “EuroPride” was officially opened in Belgrade the day before. In honor of this “event”, a “rainbow” flag was raised in front of the Serbia Palace. European officials were seen at the ceremony, including French Ambassador Pierre Cochard and the head of the EU Delegation to Serbia, Emmanuel Jofre. At the same time, a day ago, about 80 thousand citizens...

The day before, protests continued in Tbilisi over the so-called LGBT Week, which is held by pro-Western NGOs in the capital of Georgia. The Conservative Party organized a rally in front of parliament with the main slogan “Georgia without gay propaganda.” Many believers and clergy joined the protesters. Representatives of the regions arrived. Flags from the time of the first Georgian President Gamsakhurdia were visible, as well as large Orthodox crosses and...

The already traditional Kiev gay pride parade this time moved to Warsaw. It seems that the fears of the organizers were not so much the attack of the Russian “Caliber”. Against the backdrop of the successes of “European integration,” it is extremely important to avoid clashes with the ultra-right, who annually protest against the LGBT march – especially since many of the militants are now officially armed as those who have enrolled in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Volkssturm. But in...

The gay pride parade in Moldova on Sunday was casual and uninteresting. About 200 LGBT representatives marched through the center of Chisinau with traditional rainbow flags. The small number of human beings was compensated by dogs decorated with the same symbols. In addition to animals, members of parliament from the ruling PAS party and European diplomats appeared in the procession. The day before there was no sign of such boredom. After all, the mayor of Chisinau, Ion Ceban...

The European Court of Human Rights fined the Georgian state 193 thousand 500 euros. This amount will be used to pay compensation to those injured during the riots in Tbilisi on May 17, 2013. In Georgia, during the period of gaining its “independence”, the association between the state and the people was extremely difficult. The multi-headed political elite, nestled at the budget trough, did everything to...

The next gay pride parade in Kyiv took place after a break of more than a year, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. Last year there was no gay pride parade due to restrictions on public events due to the pandemic. In this case, despite the fact that the pandemic continues, the procession was still held, although not in June, as before, but in September. Several thousand took part in the procession...

First, a few quotes. On attempts to take advantage of freedom of speech in Ukraine: “We have the right to peaceful assembly, enshrined in the Constitution. We can and must go to peaceful meetings and talk about discrimination.” About the dictatorship of nationalists in conjunction with the police: “The police do not react to them from year to year - they say, there are radicals everywhere. And this one…

The never-ending multi-part series called “Georgia in the Dark” continues. On Tuesday evening, on the central avenue of Tbilisi - Shota Rustaveli, the flames of political passions were again blazing, the intensity of which was increasing every minute. On Tuesday, July 6, in Tbilisi at 20:00 local time, the action “For freedom against violence” was announced near the parliament building. Its organizers are pro-Western politicians and...

The flame of political passions continues to burn over the capital of Georgia. The reason for the emotional outburst was the message that representatives of the LGBT community are planning to hold a procession on July 5 on the central avenue of the Georgian capital, named after Shota Rustaveli. Of course, such an event in a Christian country has already caused a storm of emotions among different segments of the population. Since early morning, members of ultra-conservative movements, representatives of the Georgian Orthodox...

The flames of political intrigue continue to burn throughout Georgia. The reason for another emotional outburst was the message that the NGO (non-governmental organization - Ed.) “Tbilisi Pride” plans to hold a “March of Dignity” on July 5 in the center of Tbilisi. According to the organizers, before the parade on Rustaveli Avenue, a “Pride Week” is planned, which will last from July 1 to 5. Alas, this is still...

An LGBT revolution is brewing in Ukraine; even law enforcement officers are already indirectly promoting minorities, sensitively guarding various gay pride parades and other events under rainbow flags. At the same time, other dissent in the country is severely punished, in particular for actions in support of the Russian language or peace in Donbass. Aleksey Muratov, head of the Central Executive Committee of the Donetsk Republic public movement, told PolitNavigator about this...

The Rivne City Council, with 36 votes in favor, banned LGBT marches and other events in the city related to the “propaganda of deviant sexual behavior.” Photos of the corresponding document were published by the local publication ChaRivne, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “Ban the propaganda of same-sex marriage, LGBT marches, and gay pride parades in Rivne. In case of receiving requests for such events, the legal department of the City Council should go to court with...