2023 Global Gay Pri Calendar

Contents:

• QUEER & GAY BERL: YOUR GUI FOR LGBTQ+ BERL
• MAYOR OF MUNICH ASKS UEFA TO LIGHT UP ALLIANZ ARENA WH RABOW LOURS PROTT AGAST HUNGARY’S ANTI-GAY POLICY

QUEER & GAY BERL: YOUR GUI FOR LGBTQ+ BERL

The mayor of Munich, Dieter Reer, will ask Uefa for permissn to light the Allianz Arena rabow lours for Germany’s match agast Hungary on Wednday, rponse to anti-LGBTQ+ legislatn passed by the Hungarian new law, voted through this month, will ban the sharg of rmatn that is nsired to promote homosexualy or non-bary genr inti among unr-18s. “This law reprents a new nadir the disenanchisement of lbians, gays, bisexuals and transgenr people, the latt a seri of measur over the years which nstute a systematic rtrictn of the le of law and basic eedoms Hungary. Homophobic banners were spotted the crowd durg Hungary’s 3-0 feat by Portugal on Tuday, the day the Hungarian parliament passed s dranian legislatn, while a banner prottg agast takg the knee was displayed the end hog their hardre support agast France on Saturday.

European football’s erng body said the rabow lights would ntravene s l about polil and relig cy uncil and LGBTQ+ activists had requted the move prott at legislatn passed by Hungary’s parliament banng gay people om featurg school tnal materials or TV shows for mayor of Munich, Dieter Reer, was reported on Tuday afternoon to be planng stead to illumate a wd turbe oppose the stadium rabow lours. He poted out that FC Bayern has l up s stadium rabow lours on Christopher Street Day “for several years” Barcelona and Juvent also tweeted their support, addg rabow lours as a backdrop to their club ntroversy relat to a law passed Hungary a week ago that bans gay people om featurg school tnal materials or TV shows for unr-18s, which is beg seen as the latt attempt by the ernment of Viktor Orbán to clamp down on LGBTQ+ rights. Reer ma the requt prott agast a new law Hungary that bans sharg of any ntent seen as promotg homosexualy and genr change to unr-18s.

Christoph, Mrice and Enri who all play for Street Boys Munich - the cy's proment gay football team - were lookg forward to the match but were unimprsed by Uefa's cisn to temporarily change s logo to rporate rabow lours. "It's a pk-wash, " said Christoph, sayg the move was like a whewash but wh a cynil attempt to burnish gay-iendly crentials that was fact a "lie". The legislatn, which has been wily cricized by human rights groups and opposn parti, bans the dissematn of ntent schools emed to promote homosexualy and genr change.

MAYOR OF MUNICH ASKS UEFA TO LIGHT UP ALLIANZ ARENA WH RABOW LOURS PROTT AGAST HUNGARY’S ANTI-GAY POLICY

“Racism, homophobia, sexism, and all forms of discrimatn are a sta on our societi – and reprent one of the biggt problems faced by the game today, ” UEFA said a statement on Tuday. Christopher Street Liberatn Day regniz the 1969 Stonewall rts and the march New York Cy that took place a year later – now nsired the first gay pri para.

In a cross-party proposal submted by Munich cy uncil, the ia to illumate the Allianz Arena rabow lights was to “give an important and visible sign of solidary towards the LGBTI Communy Hungary, those who suffer unr the current tightened homophobic and transphobic Hungarian ernment legislatn. Budapt is the only stadium Europe that is allowg pacy crowds, and French and German media reported hearg an isolated block of fans makg monkey nois when N’Golo Kanté, Pl Pogba and Kylian Mbappé — all Black players for France — touched the Powar, executive director of the FARE Network, an anti-discrimatn group, said his anizatn, which is monorg behavr si stadiums durg the tournament, received a report of a homophobic banner that was promently displayed durg Hungary’s game agast cint me days after fans jeered Irish natnal team players that had taken a knee support of racial equaly a pretournament warm-up game played Mister Viktor Orban of Hungary fend his untry’s fans. UEFA said that the rabow was "a symbol that embodi our re valu, promotg everythg that we believe - a more jt and egalarian society, tolerant of everyone, regardls of their background, belief or genr" sisted that s cisn to turn down Munich's requt was not polil, sayg that "the rabow is not a polil symbol, but a sign of our firm mment to a more diverse and clive society"'s requt to illumate the stadium the Bavarian pal me after the Hungarian parliament approved a ban on the "promotn" of homosexualy and genr change to mors, legislatn that crics say is even harsher than Rsia's law on "gay propaganda" year homosexual upl were also effectively banned om adoptg children, a measure that led to rare cricism of ernment policy by a Hungarian sports personaly -- the natnal team's goalkeeper Peter Gulacsi.

UEFA has nied a requt by the stadium to light up rabow lors Wednday to prott a new Hungarian law seen as homophobic. They're also showg solidary wh Hungary's LGBTQ muny after the rival untry passed a law nounced by human rights groups as homophobic.