In Slovenia, Pride meets growing support — and hostility

Pride Month, in June, assumes greater significance if you feel invisible for the rest of the year. And many LGBTQ+ people in Slovenia understand just what that means. There is no district — or even a single street — in the picturesque capital, Ljubljana, which could truly qualify as “gay friendly.” The same goes for the country’s other, smaller cities. “In the sense of physical places that would be explicitly LGBT-friendly, there are not a lot,” said Barbara Rajgelj, a lawyer who also co-runs a city center bar that stages events for gay people in Ljubljana. Rajgelj is concerned that […]... Keep on reading: In Slovenia, Pride meets growing support — and hostility