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We Are Subletting Three Beds in an LGBTIQ+ Apartment in Ljubljana
From 1st of October, Ljubljana Pride is renting out three beds that will be available in a flat opposite Tivoli Park. It is a large three-bedroom flat (110 m²), already home to LGBTIQ+ volunteers taking part in the European Solidarity Corps programme (international...
Job Shadowing in Berlin
🌍✨ Last week our team members, Neta and Sandra, took part in a job shadowing in Berlin within the framework of the Erasmus+ KA1 project. They visited Schwulenberatung Berlin, its housing units, the counseling team and the refugee center and explored opportunities for...
New member of the Ljubljana Pride team – Shona!
Shona has been with us for the past year as an ESC volunteer and now they are officially joining the team! Originally from Ireland and with a background in Human Rights, Shona will be working as an expert associate in our SQVOT and Hate Speech Transformation...
Open Call for the BALQAN Project Group
Ljubljana Pride is launching a new Erasmus+ project: BALQAN: Bridges And Links, Queer Activism Now! Are you an LGBTIQ+ person with Western Balkan roots looking for a safe space to share experiences, build confidence and meet others? The BALQAN project might just be...
Thank You Volunteers – After Event Report
Last Friday, we organised our traditional Thank You for the Pride event, where, after a busy Pride season and the summer break, we gather everyone who helped with the implementation of the Pride Festival to raise a toast to the successful festival and parade,...
Our Trainers Are Ready for a New Year!
After a holiday break, the Pride Parade training team met again at the end of August for lively planning of the fall and all the new educational activities that await our members, supporters and all of you who are interested in LGBTIQ+ topics. In the new school year,...
KOFETKANJE: Pillow Talk 💬🩵
As part of this year’s Ljubljana Pride Festival 2025, we held a special edition of our regular community event Kofetkanje during the one-day Sex-Ed Con, a day dedicated to sexuality, relationships and consent culture. This time, the theme was “Pillow Talk” – focusing...
Become a Volunteer at Pride Day 2025! 🌈
Pride Day will take place on Saturday, 14 June 2025, featuring a full day of events across various locations in Ljubljana. Key highlights include the lively and hours-long Pride Village in Zvezda Park, the gathering at AKC Metelkova Mesto, the Pride March through the...
Request for Donations: Raffle
Calling all artists, artisans and creators that want to gift their products, coupons or merch for this years Pride Raffle. Your donation will help support and enrich the community while spreading the message of this years Pride parade. The Pride Raffle is waiting on...
Attacks and Violence Against the LGBTIQ+ Community Are Escalating
On December 14, 2024, two masked men entered the café Pritličje during an LGBTIQ+ community event, raised their hands in a Nazi salute, and tore down a poster of the event. The Legal Network for the Protection of Democracy has filed a criminal complaint against the...
Press Conference on the Release of the 2024 Report on Media Coverage of LGBTIQ+ Issues
Zavod TransAkcija has published a report on media coverage of sexual minorities in 2024. Employees of the Pride Parade Association joined the press conference marking the release of the report. In the press release, they highlighted the increase in hatred towards...
Publication: Mentoring in Peer Education
In Ljubljana Pride Association, we have prepared a new tool: Mentoring in Peer Education - mentoring scheme for mentors supporting peer educators (from marginalised backgrounds). This publication is for Youth Workers, non-formal education trainers, coordinators...
Inclusive Organizations – Certification Scheme
We are excited to share the Inclusive Organisations Certification Scheme and project website we have been working on in partnership with Cazalla Intercultural (Spain), Grenzenlos (Austria) and Lunaria (Italy), funded by the European Union. Marginalised groups of...
Call for ESC volunteers: Pride Festival co-creators 2025
Ljubljana Pride Association is looking for 15 volunteers for a one month volunteering within the European Solidarity Corps Programme to help co-create Ljubljana Pride Festival 2025! We are looking for volunteers who would like to take an active and very hands-on role...
Call for Volunteers: Leading LGBTIQ+ Tours in Ljubljana!
Ljubljana Pride Association is looking for volunteers who would like to become LGBTIQ+ tour guides!If you’re interested in: Learning more about LGBTIQ+ activism in Ljubljana and Slovenia, Meeting other LGBTIQ+ young people and building a community, Showing the rainbow...
New Report: Incidents at Pride Parade 2024
We are proud to present the results of the "Safe for Pride" project, co-financed by the Impact4Values program. This project enabled us to take a comprehensive and organized approach to ensuring safety and support for participants at this year's...
Manual about peer support among young LGBTIQ+ people
We are excited to present the final product of our international strategic partnership with Sateenkaari-ikkuna ry – a manual supporting the development and promotion of peer support in the field of mental health for LGBTIQ+ youth. This manual is a result of the YAPS...
Peer Education and Creative Zines
In the third part of the consultation, peer educators joined us, presenting various important topics through creative zines. We explored how to have difficult conversations, the importance of balance in life, the seven types of rest, ethical non-monogamy, and how to...
Consultation: How to Make Organizations and Spaces in Ljubljana More Inclusive for LGBTIQ+ Youth
At the dissemination event of the Inclusive Organizations project, which we held as part of the consultation on the 'Status of LGBTIQ+ Youth in the Municipality of Ljubljana,' we presented our process for certifying inclusive organizations, developed in collaboration...
Consultation on the Status of LGBTIQ+ Youth in Ljubljana – Important Steps Towards a More Inclusive Future
At a recent consultation, representatives of organizations supporting LGBTIQ+ youth in Ljubljana gathered to address key challenges and needs of the community. Simona Muršec, president of the Ljubljana Pride Association, emphasized that the needs of young people are...