19. "There were 3,000 protesters screaming and spitting at us" - Kaspars Zalitis

The battle for LGBTI+ rights and inclusion in the Baltics has been a big focus for Kaspars Zalitis, who is the Co-Chair of Baltic Pride. In this episode, hear Kaspars stories of organising pride in a hostile environment and feeling proud of his home country, Lativa, for hosting the 22nd EuroPride in 2015. We also have an update on major changes to our event this August from Executive Managing Director, Benjamin Hansen. You can read about the changes here: https://copenhagen2021.com/changes-to-our-events-this-august/Baltic Pride takes place from 2-7 August in Riga, Latvia. https://balticpride.org/Special thanks to Kaspars and Benjamin for taking part!Your host is Anders Larsen - also known as the drag queen Chantal al Arab.-----------------------------------------To be featured in a future episode, please send us a short voice memo with a random thought, an inspiring anecdote, or just something you would want to share to [email protected], in which you answer the following:- Who are you?- Where in the world are you right now?- What’s on your mind?- Say: “I am [your name], you are included!”By sending your voice memo you agree we can use it in the podcast.------------------------------------You Are Included is a Copenhagen 2021 original podcast produced by hearHEAR.nuVisit Copenhagen2021 @ https://copenhagen2021.com