(ANSA) - BELGRADO, 15 GIU - Almost a thousand people, also from other neighbouring countries, attended the sixth Gay Pride in Sarajevo today, in support of the rights of the LGBT+ community. The event took place amid tight security measures and a large police force, but no incidents were reported. Amidst the waving of rainbow flags, the participants affirmed that "Sarajevo is a free city" and belongs to Europe again, while noting that the legal framework of Bosnia and Herzegovina still does not recognise the rights of the Lgbtq+ community, especially with regard to same-sex marriage and the possibility of adopting children. 'The parade is not a celebration, but an expression of the struggle for fundamental human rights that we still do not have,' said one of the organisers, reiterating the demands made for years: legal recognition of same-sex unions, a law on gender identity, protection of Lgbtq+ people from domestic violence, the introduction of hate crimes in the penal code, changes to the law on public gatherings in line with European standards. Gay Pride is only held in the Muslim-Croat Federation, one of the two entities that make up Bosnia-Herzegovina, while the leaders of Republika Srpska have banned gatherings of the gay population in Banja Luka, the capital of the entity. The current mayor of Banja Luka, Draško Stanivuković, said in 2020 that the Pride parade was sufficient for Sarajevo, and that in Banja Luka it was not necessary since such an event is not in line with the spirit of the Serbian people. (ANSA).