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Tens of thousands join Pride marches in Romania, Bulgaria to call for equality
Marchers demanded legal recognition for same-sex couples as anti-LGBTQ+ rallies and conservative groups challenged Pride events in both capitals.
- On Saturday, tens of thousands of LGBTQ supporters marched through Bucharest and Sofia for annual Pride parades, calling for equality amid rising opposition from conservative groups in both Eastern European countries.
- Romania and Bulgaria ranked last among all 27 European Union countries in the ILGA-Europe 2025 Rainbow Map, which assesses legal protections for LGBTQ people across the continent.
- "We are talking about essential rights, such as the right to inheritance, hospital visits, medical decisions, survivor's pension," said Vlad Viski, president of MozaiQ, demanding legal recognition for civil partnerships.
- Nationalist groups held opposing rallies, including a "March for Normality" in Bucharest and a "March of the Family" in Sofia, with Prime Minister Rumen Radev's Progressive Bulgaria party voicing support in Parliament.
- The conservative Orthodox Church, which unites 80% of Bulgarians, expressed "disagreement with the ideas and messages" of Pride events, while writer Alina Purcaru noted the country retains "very strong traditional values.
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Tens of thousands join Pride marches in Romania, Bulgaria to call for equality
Tens of thousands of LGBTQ+ supporters march in Romania and Bulgaria for annual pride parades. The events on Saturday highlight rising opposition from conservative groups in these Orthodox Christian countries.
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sabado.ptTens of thousands of people participated this Saturday in the LGBTQ+ Pride march in Bucharest, Romania. The demonstration was marked by calls for the legalization of same-sex unions in one of the few European Union countries that still do not legally recognize these couples.
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