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Estonian police have confirmed that this year’s Gay Pride march will be allowed to take place in central Tallinn on 11th August. There had been concerns earlier in July regarding the route, with the police concerned about the safety of participants following violence from homophobic protesters last year.
The route has been changed slightly, although organiser […]

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In contrast to last year’s debacle, the Gay Pride event on 3rd June has been declared a success by participants and by organisers Mozaīka, the Latvian alliance of lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transsexuals. The large police presence helped things to proceed peacefully, and the law enforcement agencies were praised by Mozaīka (quoted in UK Gay […]

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All About Latvia has posted an article on the upcoming gay pride march in Riga. The post includes mention of the Family Holidays event which was held today, intended explicitly to set up ‘family values’ in opposition to the gay pride event, and gives some useful background information on the subject of Latvian intolerance towards […]

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Predictably enough, EU Business reports that officials in Vilnius have banned the gay pride march planned for this Friday:
“The decision by the city authorities shows how much still needs to be done to change behaviour and attitudes towards discriminated groups and to promote awareness of diversity,” the statement by the European Commission said.
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It was reported earlier this week that trolleybus drivers in Vilnius were refusing to drive vehicles bearing pro-gay rights messages. According to Reuters,
Algirdas Krivickas, director of the trolley bus company in Kaunas, said employees had reacted strongly to the adverts which read: “A gay can serve in the police” and “A lesbian can work […]

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