Under the motto “Spectacularly Disobedient”, the fifth edition of the Skopje Pride Parade was held on Saturday in the capital.
Participants reiterated their messages to institutions, urging them to, as they said, protect human rights and freedoms of all citizens, guarantee a safe life, equal opportunities, non-discrimination and social inclusion of everybody, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
They also said the Government should provide an education system, curricula, and programmes that would build worldviews of future generations founded on democratic values, solidarity, empathy and care.
Support for this year’s edition of the Parade came from the US, the EU, Germany, Spain, and the Netherlands, delegations of which took part. Among the participants was EU Ambassador David Geer The same day, however, in Bitola, citizens staged a march in the frames of an event called “True Pride Parade”. Some of the participants were carrying Jesus flags.
“Brothers and sisters, this is the true pride parade. With it, the traditional values, home, family, marriage, children, mother, and father, can be preserved,” one of the participants, Igor Petkovski, stated.