Be An Angel
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Be An Angel Romania (BAAR) is a Romanian human rights organisation based in Cluj-Napoca founded by Lucian Dunăreanu, a LGBT rights activist. Although the organisation's mission is to combat discrimination in Romanian society in all its forms, its main field of activity is in LGBT rights and dealing with discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.
Until early 2006, the organisation published Switch, an LGBT magazine which was distributed free of charge, and which was the successor of Angelicuss, Romania's first gay periodical (also released by Be An Angel).
Since 2004, Be An Angel has also organised the annual Gay Film Nights festival in Cluj-Napoca, which seeks to promote LGBT culture and cinema. The 2006 festival was held between September 25 and September 30. Gay Film Nights includes a Gay Prize Gala (Gala Premiilor Gay in Romanian), with prizes awarded in various fields, such as LGBT activism, the best gay publication and the most LGBT-friendly public personality in Romania. The Gay Prize Gala also includes a "black ball" section, awarded to the most homophobic or anti-gay public personality in Romania. In 2006, the black ball was awarded to Gigi Becali for his homophobic remarks and virulent opposition to the Bucharest GayFest pride parade.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Gala Premiilor Gay 2006, GayOne.ro, 3 October 2006
[edit] See also
- Gay Film Nights
- Angelicuss
- Gay rights in Romania
- ACCEPT, the largest LGBT rights organisation in the country
[edit] External links
- (Romanian) Be An Angel (official site)
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Romanian LGBT topics |  |
|---|---|---|
| Law | Gay rights in Romania | Same-sex marriage in Romania | Article 200 | |
| People | Florin Buhuceanu | Romaniţa Iordache | Lucian Dunăreanu | Toxice | |
| Organisations | ACCEPT | Be An Angel | |
| Events | GayFest | Gay Film Nights | |
| Media | Inklusiv | ENOLA | Switch | Angelicuss | GayOne.ro | Radio Q | |
