LGBTIQ persons will send out a message that they are not taking part in the parade only as lesbians, gays, bisexuals, trans-gender, inter-sexual and queer persons, but as citizens who will not stand by and watch in silence the wheel of history going back, said Marko Jurcic of the Zagreb Pride organising committee.
Jurcic said the organisers expected a couple of thousand people at the event and called on citizens to join them.
During the parade, to last from 4 to 5 pm, the police will close some of the streets in the city centre. To ensure that the event proceeds peacefully and without incident, the police have called for dignified behaviour, warning that the entire procession will be filmed.
LGBTIQ persons want to express their dissatisfaction and concern about the political situation in the country and are dedicating the event to the citizens of Croatia.
"We don't want to stand by and watch in silence the promotion of exclusiveness, chauvinism, totalitarianism, violence, glorification of the Ustasha regime and fascism."
"As long as there are people incessantly calling for war, we will fight for a society of peace, co-existence and solidarity. We must stop further political, economic and moral destruction of society. The response to radicalisation and hatred must be a single voice of a broad, united progressive front," said the organisers.