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“We’re at present speaking with Bundeswehr officers in Lithuania about their participation within the march. If this occurs, it will likely be the primary time that NATO troopers will take part within the march,” V. Simonko mentioned to Eltai.
“The German authorities additionally contributes to this occasion, displaying that LGBT+ human rights in Europe and Lithuania are an necessary a part of the nation’s safety,” the LGL chief emphasised.
In line with V. Simonkos, the purpose of the LGBT+ neighborhood competition, which can final a number of days, is to remind Lithuanian politicians concerning the calls for of the neighborhood.
“It is a day once we can unite and join within the title of frequent love, present the variety of identities and remind politicians of our calls for, as a result of it should be acknowledged and regretted that in 4 years the present Seimas has not been in a position to undertake a single legislation favorable to the LGBT+ neighborhood,” mentioned the pinnacle of LGL.
“Though part of the neighborhood thinks that there’s nothing to rejoice, I believe that it’s essential to rejoice love, to unfold it and to deal with that vacation as a type of protest, regardless of all these unhealthy feelings and disappointments with our flesh pressers,” V. Simonko mentioned.
In line with the supervisor of LGL, the finances of this 12 months’s occasion is greater than 100 thousand. euros.
“The principle spotlight of the occasion is the live performance in Vingios Park, and I dare to say that it will likely be the most important live performance venue within the Baltic States for your entire interval,” mentioned V. Simonko, noting that drag queens from Canada, the Netherlands, France, Belgium are additionally anticipated on the LGBT+ neighborhood occasion. Switzerland, United Kingdom.
“I believe it will likely be a present that Lithuania has by no means seen earlier than,” V. Simonko mentioned.
In line with the organizers of the occasion, 14 thousand EUR has already been allotted by the Tradition and Artwork Festivals Group Program of the Vilnius Metropolis Municipality’s Tradition Help Program Venture Competitors.
How lrytas.lt wrote earlier, the competition will begin on June 7 with worldwide conferences, and on June 8, Saturday, a march and a live performance are organized within the middle of the capital in Vingios Park, which has been issued a allow to assemble as much as 5,000 individuals. of contributors, Vilnius metropolis municipality pronounces.
ELTA reminds that final 12 months the LGBT+ neighborhood march “Vilnius Delight 2023: we’re nonetheless going” passed off on July 1.
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