Representatives of sexual minorities in Romania took part in the diversity march in Bucharest on Saturday, May 22. Homosexuals, lesbians, transgender, cross-dressers and mere supporters of diversity spent two hours at Gayfest 2010. Among them, Diane Fisher, lesbian mother and priest, says God loves all, no matter the sexual orientation. Talks at GayFest 2010 revolved around the financial crisis as well, with Diane Fisher claiming it only strengthens discrimination against sexual minorities.
Around 200 representatives of various homosexual minorities sang and danced at the diversity march in Bucharest. Cross-dressers exotic appearances did not to be missed, which brought colour to the scene, alongside balloons and rainbows. The Romanian GayFest enjoyed the support of many embassies, the strongest support coming from the British Embassy.
The Diversity march took the same route as last year: Unirii Boulevard - Constitution Piata. The parade was watched by tens of locals, some of them disapproving. "My children see the easy virtue, immoral parade and I need to explain to them what is going on. It is not normal to embarrass a whole country because of several tens of people. And look, what a waste: they blocked an entire boulevard and hundreds of gendarmes are paid with public money", a Bucharest local complained, watching the parade from behind protection bars.
The crisis and the sexual minorities
The lack of money and the financial crisis represented an important theme at GayFest. "I was recently approached by a group of people in a pub. Besides insults, they asked me: how com you feel like parading in a time of crisis? The question might seem justified, but it is during a time of crisis when the civil rights are threatened. Especially the civil rights of marginal minorities", president of the ACCEPT association Florin Buhuceanu declar
