Politicians Attempt to Stop LGBT+ Exhibit in Bulgaria

Bulgarian politicians in Plovdiv are attempting to stop a new LGBT+ exhibit from debuting in July, reports the Guardian.

The exhibition, called Balkan Pride, is part of the European Capital of Culture initiative, and marks the first time a Bulgarian city has been chosen.

However, the decision to include LGBT+ art has upset locals, with one politician Alexander Sidi saying he would employ “illegal means” to stop the artwork from being shown.

Several city councillors have tried to hold a vote to oust the festival’s artistic director, Svetlana Kuyumdzhieva, although they failed to have the majority needed to expel her.

Kuyumdzhieva warned that this anti-LGBT+ rhetoric could “seriously damage the reputation and image that we’ve been building in the past five years.”

“We are throwing mud at the moment, we are throwing mud on the city,”Plovdic mayor Ivan Totevsaid over the backlash.

“There is a fundamental misunderstanding about this massive initiative and I am very annoyed that the quality of the debate is being reduced to such a low level.”

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