On behalf of Human Rights Action, I greet all free people in Montenegro!
Free of hate, free of fear, free of ignorance.
All of you who are ready to accept yourselves and others, and love or at least respect the differences that make us human.
I believe the day will come when this parade in Budva becomes an annual summer carnival, attracting even more tourists, and that it will be accepted even by those who are shocked today with this expression of freedom.
I believe the day will come when we will all be valued only by the merits or shortcomings of our personalities, not by our sexual orientation.
But that day would not be possible without your courage today. I am proud to be in your company, the bravest people in Montenegro!
Tea Gorjanc-Prelević, Human Rights Action Executive Director, Budva, 24 July 2013
