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8.5 % of the local public officials believe that the LGBT community should receive particular services or intended only for them; 36 % of public officials admitted they knew a LGBT person.  42 % of public officials are pro same - sex marriage, 34 % think that they have the right to create a family, and 68 % think they are citizens like everyone...
15 March 2016 – PINK Embassy / LGBT Pro Albania in collaboration with the Municipality of Vlora and the European Union Information Centre in Vlora opened at the hall of the latter the photography exhibition “Taste of Freedom”, the first with an LGBTI topic to be held in the coastal city. A group of PINK Embassy activists thought to hold an...
On March 11th 2016 PINK Embassy / LGBT Pro Albania held open lecture at the Faculty of Natural and Human Sciences at Korça University. The activity was held in cooperation with the Faculty and was attended by Philosophy - Sociology students. In the training students managed to learn more about LGBTI concepts, sexual orientation, gender identity,...
26 February 2016, Tirana - PINK Embassy / LGBT Pro Albania held at the premises of the Human Rights House of Albania the one day training “Homophobic and transphobic bullying”. The activity was held in the framework of the initiative “Improve the lives of LGBTI people at community level” with the support of the European Instrument for Democracy...
Campaign opens: “I Will Be at Tirana Pride, How About You?” February 2016 – PINK Embassy / LGBT Pro officially announced today its campaign under the moto “I will be at Tirana pride, how about you?” to mobilize national and international organizations, institutions, activists and general population to join the 3rd Tirana Pride on the 25th of...
Shkodra, 17 February 2016 – PINK Embassy / LGBT Pro Albania with the support of the European Union held today a training session on LGBTI topics with teachers from high schools of Shkodra. The training session was held with teachers and psychologists from social and natural sciences of the cities high schools. Held in the framework of the...
3 February 2016, Elbasan – PINK Embassy / LGBT Pro Albania with the support of the European Union and in cooperation with Elbasan University “Aleksander Xhuvani” held an open lecture with the participation of more than 100 students majoring in education. The event was held in the framework of the initiative “Improving the lives of LGBT community...
Vlora, 29 January 2016 – PINK Embassy / LGBT Pro Albania with the support of the European Union, held today the training on LGBTI topics with high schools “Ataturk”, “Halim Xhelo’, “Ali Demi” of Vlora. The training session was held with teachers and psychologists from social and natural sciences of the three high schools. Held in the framework of...
25 January 2016, Tirana – Representatives of PINK Embassy / LGBT Pro Albania introduced the LGBT topic at training on the same topic for the Peace Corps staff in Albania. The latter is an international service organization of the United States of America which sends volunteers in many countries of the world in order to offer support to local...
Korca, December 22th to 28th, 2015. In the framework of Festival of Diversity, Pink Embassy in cooperation with Municipality of Korca opened the “Taste of freedom” exhibition. This exhibition was composed by pictures that were taken from demonstrations and Civil Society activities in world and Albania. Curated by Artan Karoli, this exhibition...
In the framework of Human Rights week, Pink Embassy and Open Mind Spectrum Albania (OMSA) displayed “ Stories of our lives” movie at Youth Center located in Kavaja street. The movie brought the stories of some African young people with different sexual orientations and their social difficulties caused by these orientations too. After the movie...
Tirana, 9 December 2015 - PINK Embassy / LGBT Pro Albania in collaboration with the Municipality of Tirana and its Administrative Units held today a training session “LGBT Concepts and friendly services”. The activity was held in the framework of the initiative “Improve the lives of LGBTI people at community level” supported by the European Union...
Brussels 16-17 November – PINK Embassy / LGBT Pro Albania reported last week to Brussels on the situation of the LGBTI community in Albania. In a tour of meetings with EU institutions which work directly with enlargement, PINK enlisted the demands of the LGBTI community and reported some of the issues faced in the areas of discrimination,...
PINK Embassy / LGBT Pro Albania, Human Rights House in Albania (HRH) and Open Mind Spectrum Albania (OMSA) have asked last week the Minister of Justice Mr. Ylli Manjani and the Albanian Parliament to legally recognize the right of same-sex couples to enjoy the rights and duties that come from cohabitation, by amending articles 163 and 164 of the...
Korçë 5-6 November – PINK Embassy held on 5 and 6 November the second round of trainings with specialists of Korçë Municipality, Regional Directorates of Public Health, Social Services, Police etc as well as psychologists, social workers and teachers of the region’s high schools. Around 60 experts received detailed information on LGBTI concepts...
7 October 2015 – PINK Embassy / LGBT Pro Albania held on 1, 5 and 6 October held its first lectures on the LGBTI topics with teachers from three high schools of Tirana: “Abdulla Keta” in Shkozë, “Besnik Sykja” in Tiranë e Re, and “Aleks Buda” in Laprakë. The trainings were held with teachers from social and natural sciences and were attended by...
15 July 2015 – PINK Embassy / LGBT Pro has launched a few days ago the application for android smart phone users, be them LGBTI or supporters in Albania and everywhere else. The app is available for free and can be found with keywords Ambasada PINK or PINK Embassy on Google play store. The app which is supported by the Government of Canada aims...
15 July 2015 – PINK Embassy / LGBT Pro has launched a few days ago the application for android smart phone users, be them LGBTI or supporters in Albania and everywhere else. The app is available for free and can be found with keywords Ambasada PINK or PINK Embassy on Google play store. The app which is supported by the Government of Canada aims...
Tuesday, 14 July 2015 - In a landmark judgement last week Wednesday, the Court of Appeal of Naples (Italy), ordered to register the marriage of two French women, including full recognition of the rights attached to marriage. The Court ruled that "there is no doubt that the failure [by Italy] to register the marriage of two French women, lawfully...
28 June 2015 – The 13th Pride March in Istanbul was stopped abruptly yesterday and the participants who had gathered in thousands were forced to leave while they were being attacked by the Police forces under the command of the Governorate of Istanbul. While for the last 12 years the Pride March has been taking place peacefully in Istanbul, with...

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