In Slovenia, Pride meets growing support — and hostility
Key takeaways
- One of the first actions of Janez Jansa's government was to remove the rainbow flag outside the Culture Ministry in early June.
- https://p.dw.com/p/5GFG7The slogan of this year's Pride Festival in the Slovenian capital, Ljubljana, was 'Democracy in our hands.
- There is no district — or even a single street — in the picturesque capital, Ljubljana, which could truly qualify as "gay-friendly." The same goes for the country's other, smaller cities.
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One of the first actions of Janez Jansa's government was to remove the rainbow flag outside the Culture Ministry in early June. As Pride Month draws to a close, DW looks at the situation for Slovenia's LGBTQ+ community.
https://p.dw.com/p/5GFG7The slogan of this year's Pride Festival in the Slovenian capital, Ljubljana, was 'Democracy in our hands. Hope is our resistance'Image: Nik Erik Neubauer/IMAGOAdvertisement Pride Month (June 1–30) assumes greater significance if you feel invisible for the rest of the year. And many LGBTQ+ people in Slovenia understand just what that means.
There is no district — or even a single street — in the picturesque capital, Ljubljana, which could truly qualify as "gay-friendly." The same goes for the country's other, smaller cities.