Together and Crenara: On July 1st, “The Parade of Pride 2021”

On 1 July 2021, in Pristina, from the LGBTI community, supporters and activists, the Krenaria Parade will be organised in Kosovo.

The media report says the parade will precede numerous activities of Crenaria Week, which will take place at 28 June and 30 June.

The Crenaria Parade will be held on July 1st, beginning at 11:30 at Skenderbeu Square and ending up at the Zahir Pajazitiı Square in Pristina, wrapping up with a party. This year, Krenaria Week brings to the fore the question of the Civil Code and same-sex marriage.

This year's Krenaria Week motto is Bashka and Crenare. Through the slogan Bashca and Crenara we call for solidarity, equality, justice, and social change. Together because our goal is to stick together to any challenge, and only united can we achieve an equal and dignified society in which we can live, the announcement says.

Because LGBTI+ people are an inevitable part of every social segment, and proud of their orientation and identity. Through activities along Crenaria Week, the empowering of LGBTI persons is aimed at facing daily discrimination in Kosovo. Krenaria's Week will address issues of the current state of LGBTI in Kosovo society, which continues not to treat LGBTI as equal. Also, the Crenaria Parade aims to empower LGBTI persons to face discrimination in Kosovo daily”, it is further said.

Organisers are the Centre for Development of Social Groups (CSGD) and the Centre for Freedom and Equality (CEL) with partner Civil Rights Defences (CRD) and the Youth Initiative for Human Rights (YIHR KS).

“Organisers invite institutions, civil society representatives, activists and all Kosovo citizens to join the Parade of Pride for this parade to serve to make our society more tolerant, receptive, to appreciate diversity in order for each person to feel free regardless of race, ethnicity, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, language, religion or other <x>