06 Jun GAY PRIDE PARADE IN BUCHAREST
Some 150 people went on a Diversity March Saturday afternoon in Romania’s capital Bucharest, the last event of this year’s week-long Gay Fest, dedicated to promoting diversity, freedom of expression and LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) rights, Romanian Mediafax news agency reports.
Participants waved flags and banners, danced and sang, celebrating diversity. Some of the male attendants wore colourful evening gowns and high heels.
The march was joined by a few dozen people from the U.S. Embassy and ambassador Mark Gitenstein, UK ambassador Martin Harris, Swedish ambassador Anders Bengtcen, officials of the Romanian Council Against Discrimination and of Amnesty International.
US ambassador Gitenstein said he is honoured to take part in the parade, adding it is important to show the value of diversity which has taken the U.S. to where it is today in terms of freedom and diversity. Swedish ambassador Bengtcen said it is important to hold events advocating human rights,
freedom and diversity, while the Amnesty International official called on Romanian authorities to actively promote diversit