Mayor of Bulgaria capital endorses anti-marriage campaign

SOFIA, Bulgaria — Yordanka Fandakova, the first female mayor of the Bulgarian capital of Sofia, will officiate the wedding of a different-sex couple as part of a campaign against marriage rights for same-sex couples. The Society and Values Association, an anti-gay organization that is behind The Week of Marriage campaign, made the announcement. The Society

Bulgaria: Pride March blocked by nationalist protesters

LGBTI rights defenders took to the streets of the Bulgarian capital Sophia for the seventh time on Saturday, calling on lawmakers and churches to respect their rights. Reports say around a hundred people marched, protected by hundreds more police officers. Marchers had hoped to march past the city’s Vasil Levski monument in the city center but were