United by Pride to hold parallel marches and buffer zone event on October 10
The fifth United by Pride event will bring LGBTQA+ communities together for parallel marches in Nicosia and an evening programme at Ledra Palace.
Nicosia, Cyprus. United by Pride will return on October 10 with parallel marches from both sides of Cyprus and an evening event in the Ledra Palace buffer zone.
The fifth edition of the community-led event will begin at 5pm, with participants setting off from Eleftheria Square in Nicosia and Kuğulu Park in the north before meeting outside the Home for Cooperation.
Marches and programme
The gathering in the buffer zone will include performances by queer artists and creatives, hosted by A Man To Pet.
The programme includes Karagöza, Caramel, Tutti Canımlar performing as The Kardeşans, performance artist Gravity Grave, also known as George Rallis, and DJs Nicholas and Nana.
Organisers’ aims
Organisers said the event is being held amid growing far-right movements in Europe and Cyprus and will also draw attention to the situation in Gaza and the island’s division.
United by Pride said it will march for peace and reunification, LGBTQA+ and trans rights, Palestinian liberation, and the rights of migrants and refugees.
Organisers described the buffer zone gathering as a deliberate choice, saying it is one of the few spaces where Greek Cypriots, Turkish Cypriots and others on the island can meet with reduced barriers.
The event is independent, community-led and has no corporate sponsors.
This news item was generated automatically by Cyprus Inform from publicly available materials. Report an error →