Historical Organization
Alliance Against Discrimination of LGBT
Alliance Against Discrimination of LGBT
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Organization Timeline
Tirana’s first public Pride action
đź“… 17 May 2012LGBTQ activists rode bicycles along the central boulevard in a public action challenging hostility and the pressure to remain invisible. Pro LGBT and the Alliance Against Discrimination of LGBT...
LGBT activists stage the fourth Tirana Gay Ride
📅 17 May 2015Hundreds of activists rode along Tirana’s main boulevards to protest domestic violence and discrimination against LGBTQ+ people and press leaders to keep promises on equality. Organizers recalled that...
Tirana’s annual Gay (P)Ride advances family and gender recognition
đź“… 14 May 2016LGBTQ+ activists and supporters held the fifth annual bicycle Pride in Tirana, using public visibility to demand family rights, gender recognition, dignity, and protection from homophobia. The ride...
LGBT activists ride despite a rival opposition rally
📅 13 May 2017More than 200 LGBTQ+ people, civil society activists, and supporters held Tirana’s sixth Gay (P)Ride despite fears that a large opposition rally could obstruct it. Activists declared their parade a...
Tirana Pride makes queer visibility part of city life
📅 13 May 2018The seventh Tirana Gay (P)Ride brought roughly 400 participants to the main boulevard, the largest such event to date, and proceeded peacefully. Activists’ presence contested social stigma and...
Tirana Pride marches for people who cannot safely join
📅 18 May 2019Under the slogan “We March for You Too,” LGBTQ+ activists and allies marched for people who had left Albania, feared coming out, or faced discrimination at school and work. The event framed Pride as...
Tirana Pride moves online during COVID-19
đź“… 17 May 2020LGBTQ+ organizers continued Pride online during social distancing, treating the annual gathering as an ongoing process of solidarity rather than a single street event. More than 100 activists and...