Moldova IDAHO Report 2013

The capital Chisnau was a key focus for events in Moldova, which dovetailed this year with activities for the 12th Moldovan LGBT Pride Festival, ‘Rainbow over the Dniester’. 5 days of diverse events went ahead which included exhibitions, same sex partnership ceremonies, a human library, award ceremonies, debates, a women’s arm wrestling competition, a march for LGBT traditional values, a safe sex promotion party and, especially for May 17, a flower-laying ceremony at the Victims of Repressions Monument and KOMPOT – an open-air event representing a mixture of forms of artistic expression, communication and participation.

 
Chisinau, Moldova: Rainbow over the Dniester
IDAHO events in Moldova took place as part of the Program of the 12th LGBT Pride Festival in Moldova – “Rainbow over the Dniester” !
The full festival line up was as follows:
14 May, Tuesday
10.00 – 11.00 Press conference
11.30 – 12.00 Solemn Pride Festival flag-raising ceremony
13.00 – 15.00 Same-sex partnership initiation ceremony
18.00 – 20.00 Opening of photo exhibition: A Room of My Own
15 May, Wednesday
14.00 – 18.00 Public activity: Have Your Say in Support of LGBT
18.00 – 20.00 Public debate: It Is Normal to Be Homosexual
16 May, Thursday
13.00 – 16.00 Human Library
21.00 – 21.30 Opening of LGBT Pride Festival ‘Rainbow over the Dniester 2013’
21.30 – 22.00 Ceremony of Awards for Promotion of Tolerance towards LGBT People and Contribution to the Development of LGBT Movement in Moldova
22.00 – 23.00 Finals of Mr. Făt-Frumos 2013 Contest
23.00 – 03.00 Pride Party
17 May, Friday
12.00 – 13.00 Flower-laying ceremony at the Victims of Repressions Monument
20.00 – 03.00 KOMPOT- an open-air event representing a mixture of forms of artistic expression, communication and participation
18 May, Saturday
12.00 – 16.00 Partnership Is the Key to Success Conference dedicated to GENDERDOC-M Information Centre’s 15th Anniversary
17.00 – 19.00 Performance: Dear Moldova, Can We Kiss Just a Little Bit?
21.00 – 22.00 Closing ceremony of LGBT Pride Festival ‘Rainbow over the Dniester 2013’
22.00 – 23.00 Finals of armwrestling competition among women. Awards ceremony for Mr. Făt-Frumos 2013 Contest and armwrestling competition winners
23.00 – 04.00 Safer Sex Promotion Party
19 May, Sunday
11.00 – 12.00 LGBT for Traditional Values March.

For further information:

The organisers – GENDERDOC-M Information Centre: www.lgbt.md (Available in Romanian, Russian and English).
You can also follow them on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/genderdoc