Sofia Pride Sports Football Tournament found its first teammate from the business team! Football Radar is the first company that stands behind our cause and we can not be happier! Thank you for the enormous courage and bravery you have shown! Who are the Football Radar and what is your mission? Football Radar is a company…
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On May 11th for a second year in a row, we gathered at the Easy Club for a bachata dance lesson. Our instructors were once again the wonderful Stuni and Yoanna, who have many years of experience both in dance teaching and participating in major international competitions. They shared with us the main steps of…
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A wise man once said “Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail“ (Ralph Emerson) Those words perfectly describe the unwavering values which make Sofia Pride much more than just a fact for the 12th year in a row. In May this year and…
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The 12th Sofia Pride march will take place on 8 June this year and its slogan is “Don’t give power to hatred.” The celebration will start with a concert at 16:00 before the Soviet Army monument in Sofia and the march will start at 19:30. This year 50th anniversary of Stonewall Riots will be celebrated…
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Sofia Pride’s organizing committee condemns the attack on Galya Petkova in Sofia that was reported by the media on January 12th. According to the news reports, she was attacked and punched in the face by a stranger on the street immediately after he called her “dirty faggot” while walking past her and said that he…
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Sofia Pride Organizing Committee expresses disappointment about Bulgarian Socialist Party’s (BSP) firm position against the ratification of the Istanbul Convention. A position formed under the influence of an aggressive populist media campaign, based on misinformation and playing on people’s fears. For the Organizing Committee it is unclear why BSP, a socialist party, has distanced itself…
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In a historic decision published on 29 June 2018, the Sofia City Administrative Court ruled in favor of a same-sex couple who fought for their right to reside as a married couple in Bulgaria. Cristina and Mariama, an Australian-French couple, got married on 1 June 2016 in France. Later that year, Cristina, an Australian citizen,…
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We would like to convey our support to all participants of this year’s Sofia Pride on 9th June 2018. Like in previous years, Sofia Pride joins in with Pride events all around the world, where lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual, intersex (LGBTI) people, together with their friends, families, and allies, come together to stand up for…
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Daniel Kaddik is the Director of the Southeast Europe office of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom, a non-profit organisation that promotes liberal values, rule of law, and economic freedom. Providing policy consultations and educational programs, the Foundation is active in more than 60 countries. Having worked previously for the Foundation in Germany, India, and Russia,…
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On May 18th the opening of the first of a total of five exhibitions for this year’s Sofia Pride Arts took place. For the first time the festival is taking longer than one week before the Sofia Pride March. LOVE MOVES exhibit works by 10 foreign and local artists were presented, namely ones by Gonzalo…
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