"GayBelarus": Do not expect a mass rally

“Tomorrow we will conduct a rally for the sake of the rally, — head of the human rights defense project "GayBelarus" Syarhej Androsenka has told at a press-conference. — We are not speaking about gay marriages at all so far. This may sound sad but the Belarusian reality shows that to have an opportunity to use one's right for peaceful gatherings should be considered a victory”.

The organizers do not inform the place and time of the action so far for the sake of security. However, they say it will be a surprise!

Syarhej Androsenka: “The rally is planned to be held in two acts. In case the first act is disrupted, there will be the second one. We have taken all last year's mistakes into consideration and have prepared a new action in support of tolerant attitude to LGBT-persons. We have prepared several surprises for the LGBT community, for participants of the rally, for the city administration, and for the journalists”.

Syarhej Androsenka has underlined that tomorrow's rally is not expected to change the political system in the country or to destroy homophobia totally. “We are coming out to hold a public peaceful action in support of tolerant attitude to the LGBT people and to preserve the rights which already exist", — the organizer of the parade says.

Let us remind you, the seventh Minsk gay-pride has been conducted in the capital for a week already. At present moment, about a thousand people have taken part in the pride's events.

“I think that this is a very essential number of people for Minsk - a sad, discreet and absolutely passive city”, — Androsenka says.

In the photo: Guest of the conference, head of the international cultural network of gays and lesbians Bill Shiller (Sweden).