Bicommunal Pride march unites divided Cyprus capital

[Behind the Aegis]

Greek and Turkish Cypriots from both sides of the divided island's capital marched Saturday in support of LGBTQ rights, meeting in the UN buffer zone that has cut across Nicosia for decades.

Waving rainbow flags and chanting "united by pride across the divide" and "one queer Cyprus", dozens gathered under the watch of UN peacekeepers at the Green Line that separates the internationally recognised Republic of Cyprus from the breakaway Turkish Cypriot state in the north, an AFP correspondent reported.

"United by Pride," now in its second year, "is about... showing that we can come together and overcome adversity", said Theodore Ieronymides, 35, member of Queer Collective CY that helped organise the event.

Marchers set off at the same time from a square in south Nicosia and a park in the north no more than 1.5 kilometres (one mile) apart.


Greek and Turkish Cypriots march through the UN-patrolled buffer zone that divides the island for a bicommunal Pride parade © Christina ASSI

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