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Sofia Pride Parade is a peaceful march of LGBT people and their relatives and friends, which combines social and political protest with entertaining elements. It takes place every year in the month of June in Bulgarias capital Sofia since 2008. The first Sofia Pride parade was held on June 28, 2008,on the same date as the Stonewall riots in New York City that occurred in 1969. Same-sex sexual activity became legal on May 1, 1968. Between 1968 and the collapse of communism in 1989, the country was ruled by a dictator, citizens were not free and therefore no gay movements or places of social gatherings existed. After democracy was reestablished in 1990, several gay bars and clubs opened doors in the capital of Sofia as well as in Varna and Plovdiv. Some consider it the most massive public demonstration in support of human rights in Bulgaria, articulating a protest against xenophobia and a way to show LGBT friends and relatives love and support but also an inspiration for confidence and pride in LGBT people and all minorities who feel oppressed and suffer from society's prejudice. While the event is supported by many national and international partners and representatives of the diplomatic community in Bulgaria as well as Human Rights Organizations it also polarizes. Many citizens consider the Sofia Pride a provocation and unnecessary spectacle, claiming the whole event has little purpose at all but to offend. In 1992 BGO Gemini, the up until then biggest gay non- profit organization in Bulgaria was founded thus giving gay people some representation and visibility. It ceased operations in 2009. The main LGBT rights organization in Bulgaria is "Action" ( Deystvie in Bulgarian) (). The non - profit has over 1200 fans on Facebook () as of January 2012. Sofia Pride has over 2000 fans on Facebook. () Since 2012 the Sofia Pride is organized by a committee consisting of volunteers and independent NGOs. The administrative face of the event is Bilitis Resource Center Foundation. ==First Sofia Pride== Forty years after being gay became legal, the very first Pride Parade came into existence. The first Sofia Pride parade, organized by the BGO Gemini, was held on June 28, 2008 and it was attended by some 120 people.Violence characterized the fist gay pride in the country. No one was hurt, but the attempt to attack the people participating in the pride proved the high level of hatred towards gay people. Before the parade 70 ultra nationalists and skin heads were already arrested by police.〔http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSL2858989620080628〕 The police was well organized and successfully prevented any casualties. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sofia Pride」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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