Join us for the second edition of Sofia Pride Business Forum 2024, where we’ll delve into the economic significance of fostering inclusive workplaces under the theme “Economics of Inclusion” This half-day event, hosted by GLAS Foundation and Work It OUT, is dedicated to businesses committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments. Preliminary Agenda: Registration (09:00…
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Preliminary Agenda 📆 29 May 2024 🕑 10:00 📍 French Institute 09.30 – 10.00 Registration and welcome coffee 10.00 – 10.15 Welcome notes 10:15 – 10:30 Keynote: Ambassadors for Change: The Diplomatic Role in LGBT+ Advocacy. Insights from Jean-Marc Berthon, Ambassador for the Rights of LGBT+ Persons, France 10:30 – 12:00 Panel 1: Rainbow Families…
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The organizing committee of Sofia Pride strongly condemns the obstruction of the peaceful screening of the film “Close” in Varna today, June 23, 2023. This happened after clear aggression by protesters and threats of violence, incompatible with the concept of a peaceful assembly. According to the Bulgarian constitution and international law, only peaceful assembly is…
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Diplomats, politicians, journalists, business representatives, actors, musicians and artists were among those who attended the event at the British Embassy in Sofia. The organizing committee of the Bulgarian Pride celebration – Sofia Pride, celebrated the international day against homophobia, biphobia and transphobia on May 17th with an event at the residence of the British ambassador in Sofia. The event…
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Sofia Pride 2023, the biggest human rights event in Bulgaria, will take place on June 17th, 2023. The 16th annual edition of Sofia Pride will consist of a concert in front of the Monument in the Knyazheska Garden Park followed by a peaceful march on the streets of the nation’s capital. „Sofia Pride’s family is growing bigger…
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Sofia Pride 2023, the biggest human rights event in Bulgaria, will take place on June 17th, 2023. This year’s Sofia Pride will focus on the variety of families that attend the event and the key role they play in the everyday life of the Bulgarian LGBTQ community. For the first time ever, 11 Bulgarian families…
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The closing event of this year’s second edition of Sofia Pride Sports was a Volleyball Tournament held on June 8 in the morning, just hours before the Sofia Pride March. This was the first edition of the Sofia Pride Volleyball Tournament and was also the first LGBTI volleyball tournament to be held in Bulgaria and…
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This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of Stonewall, a pivotal moment in the movement for LGBTI rights. 2019 also marks the 51st anniversary of the decriminalization of homosexuality in Bulgaria and 16 years since the inclusion of the sexual orientation marker in the Protection against Discrimination Act. On this occasion, we convey our support to…
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On June 1, just a week before the 12th Sofia Pride, Si-dje Alex Boreva and Si-hing Konstantin Krastev introduced the principles of Chinese martial art Wing Tsjun/Chun/Tsun during the second edition of the street self-defense workshop within Sofia Pride Sport. According to legends, Wing Tsjun was created by a Shaolin Monastery nun with the main…
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On May 29, the first event of Sofia Pride Sport – the mobility class, led by the certified Gymnastic Bodies coach Tsvetelina Gigova, took place. Tsveti has many years of experience in academic rowing, yoga and handstand, and combines elements of yoga, gymnastics and ballet. The event was… intensive. But there is no other way.…
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