Sofia Pride has blocked the center of the capital. The LGBTI community has set off on a march along the main streets of the city.
A concert will also begin at 5:30 p.m. on "Knyaz Alexander Batenberg" Square. Police presence in Sofia has been increased, BNT reported.
The message of the eighteenth edition of Sofia Pride is "We are people, not propaganda" - a response to the growing rhetoric that presents LGBTI people and their rights as a threat.
With this motto, the organizers want to remind you that behind every story, identity and cause are real people - with their feelings, families, friends, pursuit of happiness and the right to a dignified life.