{"id":4752,"date":"2023-06-17T14:41:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-17T11:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/queercollective.cy\/?p=4752"},"modified":"2026-02-25T04:54:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T01:54:51","slug":"united-by-pride-2023-marching-together-for-lgbtqi-rights-%f0%9f%8c%88","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/queercollective.cy\/el\/united-by-pride-2023-marching-together-for-lgbtqi-rights-%f0%9f%8c%88\/","title":{"rendered":"United by Pride 2023: Marching Together for LGBTQI+ Rights \ud83c\udf08"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Saturday, June 17th<\/strong>, communities across Cyprus came together to march for LGBTQI+ rights<\/strong>. For the second year in a row, LGBTQI+ organisations, communities, and allies from across the island<\/strong> united for United by Pride<\/strong>, an intercommunal Pride march calling for visibility, equality, and peace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u270a Hosts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This year\u2019s United by Pride was made possible by a powerful coalition of organisations:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Queer Collective Cyprus<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Queer Cyprus Association<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • LGBT PILIPINAS<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • African LGBTIQ+ Community Cyprus<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • LGBTQIA+ & Allies Students Club, University of Cyprus<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • LGBTQ+ Cypriot Diaspora<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • European University Cyprus LGBTQI+ Society<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    \ud83d\udccd The March<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    The event began at 18:00<\/strong> with two parallel marches<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • From\u00a0Eleftheria (Liberty) Square<\/strong>\u00a0in the south<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • From\u00a0Ku\u011fulu Park<\/strong>\u00a0in the north<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      The marches converged in front of the Home for Cooperation<\/strong> in the buffer zone<\/strong>, where the crowd filled the space with rainbow flags, chants, and solidarity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \ud83c\udf89 The Celebration<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

      The gathering continued until 23:00<\/strong>, transforming the buffer zone into a place of celebration, resilience, and community. Music, performances, and speeches highlighted the struggles and achievements of the LGBTQI+ community in Cyprus, while also sending a clear message: we are stronger together.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      \ud83c\udf0d United by Pride is more than a march \u2014 it is a call for unity across divides, and a vision for a Cyprus built on equality, justice, and love.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      On Saturday, June 17th, communities across Cyprus came together to march for LGBTQI+ rights. For the second year in a row, LGBTQI+ organisations, communities, and allies from across the island united for United by Pride, an intercommunal Pride march calling for visibility, equality, and peace. \u270a Hosts This year\u2019s United by Pride was made possible by a powerful coalition of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4753,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_theme","format":"standard","meta":{"give_campaign_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[41],"class_list":["post-4752","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events","tag-united-by-pride"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t