Editing Pride parade (section)

====Slovenia====
Although first LGBTQ festival in [[Slovenia]] dates to 1984, namely the Ljubljana Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, the first pride parade was only organized in 2001 after a gay couple was asked to leave a [[Ljubljana]] café for being homosexual.<ref>{{cite web |date=2020-08-03 |title=History Of Pride In Slovenia |url=https://www.thewanderlustherald.com/society/history-of-pride-in-slovenia/ |access-date=2022-03-08 |website=The Wanderlust Herald |language=en-GB}}</ref> Ljubljana pride is traditionally supported by the mayor of Ljubljana and left-wing politicians.<ref>{{cite web |date=2021-09-16 |title=The Team of Maribor Pride — Maribor Youth Cultural Center, Slovenia |url=https://alturi.org/feature_items/the-team-of-maribor-pride-maribor-youth-cultural-center-slovenia/ |access-date=2022-03-14 |website=Alturi |language=en-US|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530004126/https://alturi.org/feature_items/the-team-of-maribor-pride-maribor-youth-cultural-center-slovenia/|archive-date=May 30, 2023}}</ref>

On June 30, 2019, Maribor held their first pride parade which was largely supported by several embassy ambassadors and other organizations.<ref>{{cite web |title=Maribor Holds First Pride Parade |url=https://www.total-slovenia-news.com/lifestyle/4010-maribor-holds-first-pride-parade |access-date=2022-03-08 |website=www.total-slovenia-news.com |language=en-gb|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213122718/https://www.total-slovenia-news.com/lifestyle/4010-maribor-holds-first-pride-parade|archive-date=February 13, 2023}}</ref>