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GayFest 2008

By brokencode ⋅ May 16, 2008 ⋅  Email This Post ⋅  Print This Post ⋅ Post a comment

GayFest is the annual gay romania pride festival of Bucharest, Romania, which first took place in 2004 and now occurs in May-June of each year, lasting for nearly a week. It is organised by the non-profit organisation ACCEPT, the country’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights organisation. The festival also receives funding from the Romanian Ministry of Health and the National Council for Combating Discrimination, as well as a number of private organisations, such as the Open Society Institute and the British Council in Romania.

GayFest features various LGBT cultural events, such as film screenings, art exhibitions, theatre and parties, as well as seminars and debates concerning LGBT social issues; since 2005 the festival has also included a gay romania pride parade. The fifth Gay Fest 2008 will take place between 10 and 24 May 2008.

The Romania National Contest Miss Travesti 2008 took place in Angels Club (Cluj-Napoca) on 10 May 2008 and won by Petruta Grasa. The second place won by Dana von Kronstadt, and the third was obtained Cruella Devyl.

Petruta Grasa photo is courtesy of Gay Romania

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