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Baltic Pride
Baltic Pride is an annual LGBT+ pride parade rotating in turn between the capitals of the Baltic states; Tallinn, Riga, and Vilnius. It is held in support of raising issues of tolerance and the rights of the LGBT community, and is supported by ILGA-Europe. Since 2009, the main organisers have been Mozaīka (the National LGBT Rights Organization of Latvia), the Lithuanian Gay League (LGL), and the Estonian LGBT Association.
The first pride event held in Latvia took place in 2005 under the name Riga Pride, as the local equivalent to other pride parades held elsewhere around the world. Political opposition to Pride emerged after organizers received a permit. The Prime Minister of Latvia Aigars Kalvītis publicly opposed the event, and Pride was officially sanctioned only after a court overturned a withdrawal of the permit. The deputy Mayor of Riga Juris Lujāns resigned in protest of the event going ahead.
Following public manifestations of homophobia surrounding the first event in 2005, some members of the LGBT community, their friends, and family members united to found the organisation Mozaīka (Mosaic) in an attempt to improve the understanding of and tolerance for LGBT rights in Latvia.
From 2006, the event was officially known as Riga Pride and Friendship Days, expanding the programme beyond a parade to include an ecumenical church service at St. Saviour's Anglican Church, and seminars on tolerance and LGBT rights. It was significantly disrupted by protesters from "No Pride", among other groups. The European Parliament expressed its disappointment at the failure of Latvian authorities to adequately protect the parade.
The event took place in Riga in 2007 and 2008.
In 2009, the march was allowed by the Administrative Court of Riga. It was the first to be called Baltic Pride and began a rotation annually between each Baltic state capital in cooperation with the Lithuanian Gay League, the Estonian LGBT Association (until 2012 known as Estonian Gay Youth), and their local Pride events.
At the 2012 Baltic Pride, 400 people marched in support of LGBT rights in Latvia, with US diplomats joining them to show support.
In 2015, the parade took place as part of the Europride event in Riga, the first time the pan-European LGBT rights week came to an ex-Soviet state.
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Baltic Pride
Baltic Pride is an annual LGBT+ pride parade rotating in turn between the capitals of the Baltic states; Tallinn, Riga, and Vilnius. It is held in support of raising issues of tolerance and the rights of the LGBT community, and is supported by ILGA-Europe. Since 2009, the main organisers have been Mozaīka (the National LGBT Rights Organization of Latvia), the Lithuanian Gay League (LGL), and the Estonian LGBT Association.
The first pride event held in Latvia took place in 2005 under the name Riga Pride, as the local equivalent to other pride parades held elsewhere around the world. Political opposition to Pride emerged after organizers received a permit. The Prime Minister of Latvia Aigars Kalvītis publicly opposed the event, and Pride was officially sanctioned only after a court overturned a withdrawal of the permit. The deputy Mayor of Riga Juris Lujāns resigned in protest of the event going ahead.
Following public manifestations of homophobia surrounding the first event in 2005, some members of the LGBT community, their friends, and family members united to found the organisation Mozaīka (Mosaic) in an attempt to improve the understanding of and tolerance for LGBT rights in Latvia.
From 2006, the event was officially known as Riga Pride and Friendship Days, expanding the programme beyond a parade to include an ecumenical church service at St. Saviour's Anglican Church, and seminars on tolerance and LGBT rights. It was significantly disrupted by protesters from "No Pride", among other groups. The European Parliament expressed its disappointment at the failure of Latvian authorities to adequately protect the parade.
The event took place in Riga in 2007 and 2008.
In 2009, the march was allowed by the Administrative Court of Riga. It was the first to be called Baltic Pride and began a rotation annually between each Baltic state capital in cooperation with the Lithuanian Gay League, the Estonian LGBT Association (until 2012 known as Estonian Gay Youth), and their local Pride events.
At the 2012 Baltic Pride, 400 people marched in support of LGBT rights in Latvia, with US diplomats joining them to show support.
In 2015, the parade took place as part of the Europride event in Riga, the first time the pan-European LGBT rights week came to an ex-Soviet state.
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