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Challenging Discrimination: Moldova Pride and LGBTQ Advocacy

Today, the LGBT community in the Republic of Moldova organised the "Moldova Pride" march.

Participants, adorned in colourful attire and carrying signs, assembled at the junction of București and Ismail streets before proceeding towards Serghei Lazo street's Council of Europe square in the capital.

Concurrently, several priests and Orthodox activists staged a counter-demonstration near the monument of Stephen the Great and Holy, bearing icons and church flags. Police were present to maintain public order at the scene. The Chișinău Electric Transport Authority also reported disruptions to trolleybus services along București street due to the march.

It is noteworthy that early this morning, the "Good News" Baptist Church in Chișinău organised a peaceful flash mob in response to the 2024 Pride March.

According to our country's LGBT+ community, the march aims to spotlight the violence and discrimination faced by sexual minority representatives and to challenge homophobic and transphobic legislation, advocating for human rights and freedom of expression.

This year's campaign slogan is "From us taxes, from the state law." Representatives of the GENDERDOC-M Information Center, Moldova's first LGBT+ rights organization, communicated that through this slogan, the LGBTQI+ community in the Republic of Moldova demands the legalization of same-sex marriage and gender recognition for transgender individuals.

It is also worth noting that on Saturday, June 15, dozens of individuals participated in a "family march" through the capital's streets, organised by the Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova. This event occurred one day before the LGBTQI+ community demonstration. Participants carried icons, church flags, and white balloons, expressing support for the traditional family and dissatisfaction with sexual minorities.

Annually since 2013, marches of LGBTQI+ activists have been organised in the Republic of Moldova.

Translation by Iurie Tataru

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