Slovakia: Bratislava Pride attracts thousands of LGBTI supporters

W/S LGBTI pride parade, Bratislava
M/S Drummers
M/S Women at parade
W/S People marching
SOT, Peter Novak, speaker and musician (Slovak): ''In this country, which is in the heart of Europe, of the European Union, we still have to solve such pitiful things... It seems to me to be inept.''
M/S People marching
W/S People marching
SOT, Robert Furiel, Sapliq association (Slovak): ''I think that everybody deserves to live his life in truth, in frankness, in the place where he wants to live.''
M/S Girls posing for photo with rainbow flag
M/S Girls posing for photo with rainbow flag
SOT, Diana Pruchnerovicova, director of Pride Bratislava (Slovak): ''I think it's more than time to equalise marriage and I believe that better times are coming and the proof of it is also the fact that from the stage I cannot see the end of the participants.''
M/S Man wearing rainbow flag colours
M/S Couple dancing
SOT, Joachim Bleicker, German ambassador to Slovakia: ''We hope that these events will continue to expand positive attitudes towards LGBTI+ family members, neighbours, colleagues and friends.''
W/S People holding cross in protest
W/S 'Proud of the Family' protest
SOT, Benjamin Kosnac, Catholic priest: ''We want to express our gratitude for our dads and mums, grandfathers and grandmothers, that they taught us the value of love, sacrifice and the beauty of the family as shown in the natural order.''
W/S 'Proud of the Family' protest
M/S Counter protest attendees
W/S 'Proud of the Family' protest
W/S 'Proud of the Family' protest
SCRIPT
Thousands of people marched through the streets of Bratislava to demand equal legal rights and recognition for the LGBTI community in the Slovak capital on Saturday.
''In this country, which is in the heart of Europe, of the European Union, we still have to solve such pitiful things... It seems to me to be inept," activist Peter Novak told the crowd.
The size of the Pride event is a sign of better days to come said Diana Pruchnerovicova, director of Pride Bratislava. ''I believe that better times are coming and the proof of it is also the fact that from the stage I cannot see the end of the participants,'' she said.
Meanwhile supporters of the 'Proud of the Family' movement were seen marching in an anti-LGBTI protest.