Romanian “Accept” association organizes, as part of the Gay Fest week, a Gay Parade on Saturday, May 23 from 5pm to 7pm approved by the local City Hall for about 500 people. However, the City Hall also approved other parades organized by two associations that wish to "promote normality".
Over 700 gendarmes will be deployed in the streets of the capital to maintain public order this weekend, for the gay pride parade and the counter-rallies “For normality”, according to the head of the Bucharest Gendarmerie, Gavrila Pop.

“We cannot speak of a high security risk, given that the marches will be held on Saturday, when traffic and activity in Bucharest are considerably lower. There were no threats. There is some sort of ‘folklore’ that appears on the Internet in these cases, but we take into consideration only what seems to be a serious threat,” he said.

The first action against the gay movement is organized by the Alfa Culture Association and will be held on Friday, at 5 p.m. with some 1,000 people expected to join in, in a march from the George Enescu Street to Unirii Square.

The second action of the sort will be organized by the New Right Association and will be held on Saturday, at 1pm where 300 people are expected. They will be taking the same route as the previous association.
In previous years, the Gay Parade was marked by violence, as extremist right-wing and religious organizations assaulted the participants. Last year, the Council of Europe voiced concern over violence directed against gay pride parade participants in several cities, including Bucharest, Budapest and Moscow.

Bucurestiul va gazdui Parada Gay 2009 vineri si sambata

Asociatia romana “Accept” organizeaza, in cadrul saptamanii Gay Fest, o Parada Gay sambata, 23 mai, de la 5pm la 7pm, aprobata de Primaria Generala Bucuresti, pentru 500 de participanti. Cu toate acestea Primaria a mai aprobat si alte parade organizate de doua asociatii care doresc sa “promoveze normalitatea”.

Peste 700 de jandarmi vor fi desfasurati pe strazile din Capitala pentru a mentine ordinea publica saptamana aceasta, in timpul paradei gay si a replicilor “Pentru normalitate”, potrivit sefului Jandarmeriei Bucuresti, Gavrila Pop.

“Nu putem vorbi despre un risc de inalta securitate, avand in vedere ca marsurile se vor desfasura sambata, cand traficul si activitatea in Bucuresti sunt mult mai scazute. Nu au fost amenintari. Exista un fel de folclor care apare pe Internet in aceste cazuri, dar luam in considerare numai ceea ce pare sa fie o amenintare serioasa.” a spus el.  

Prima actiune impotriva miscarii gay este organizata de Asociatia Alfa Culture si se va desfasura vineri, la ora 5 p.m., cu 1.000 de participanti  la un mars din Strada George Enescu pana in Piata Unirii.

A doua actiune de acest fel va fi organizata de Asociatia Noua Dreapta, se va desfasura sambata,  la 1pm si sunt asteptati 300 de oameni. Acestia vor urma acelasi traseu ca organizatia anterioara.

In anii precedenti Parada Gay  a fost marcata de violenta, intrucat miscarea extremista de dreapta si organizatiile religioase au atacat participantii. Anul trecut Consiliul Europei s-a aratat ingrijorat de violenta directionata impotriva participantilor la parada, incluzand Bucuresti, Budapesta si Moscova.