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Added on the 14/11/2021 18:28:11 - Copyright : AFP EN
Several thousand spectators gather in the streets of Mainz, in western Germany, for the traditional Rose Monday, famous for its parade floats and the highest point of the Carnival season. IMAGES
People waved rainbow flags and danced to celebrate the LGBTQ+ Pride in Romania's capital city Bucharest on Saturday. The march was attended by around 25,000 people, making it the biggest since the first pride parade took place in the country in 2005, according to ACCEPT NGO, one of the organisers. In May, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that EU member Romania, which does not allow same-sex marriage, was violating the rights of couples by refusing to recognise their unions. IMAGES
Thousands take part in Pride parade and celebrations on the Paulista avenue in Sao Paulo, Brazil. IMAGES
Tens of thousands gather in Georgia for a ruling party campaign rally, ahead of elections to be held after the arrest of ex-president and opposition leader Mikheil Saakashvili. Georgia's president from 2004-2013, Saakashvili was arrested and imprisoned on October 1 days after he secretly returned from exile in Ukraine, prompting tens of thousands to rally in Tbilisi, demanding his release. He has been on hunger strike for nearly four weeks to protest what he calls a politically motivated prosecution and doctors expressed concerns over the risk of irreversible damage to his health. IMAGES
Miami Beach, Sep 19 (EFE/EPA).- Thousands of people on Sunday waved rainbow banners and other signs and marched in Pride Parade & Festival in Miami Beach to express gay pride and continue pushing for LGBTI rights.Miami Beach Pride is back after canceling the event in 2020 and postponing for five months due to the pandemic. The Miami Beach Pride week, from 10 till 19 September, brings together members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community, their friends, allies, and supporters in celebration of the spirit and culture of the LGBTQ+ community. (Camera: CRISTOBAL HERRERA). SHOT LIST: PRIDE PARADE & FESTIVAL IN MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, US.
Belgrade, Sep 18 (EFE/EPA).- Holding rainbow colored flags, balloons and banners, thousands of participants marched through the main streets of Serbia's capital near the main institutions in the city to which Belgrade Pride has been addressing its demands for improved rights for the LGBTQ+ community. (Camera: ANDREJ CUKIC).SHOT LIST: GAY PRIDE PARADE IN BELGRADE, SERBIA.