LGBT + Community Center Opens in Prague
Prague Pride has opened a new community center for LGBT + people at Železná 18, just a few steps from Old Town Square: the Rainbow House. The main goal is to create a safe and respectful environment in which “everyone can be themselves, regardless of their orientation and gender identity,” says Hana Třeštíková, Prague City Councillor for culture. The opening of the new community center took place symbolically on the eve of Human Rights Day, on December 10. With regard to the current situation, no public events will take place in the community center until the end of the year. “Since January, however, visitors can look forward to our open days, when it will be possible to visit the community center every Thursday between 3 pm and 9 pm. The main room features a library, PlayStation, board games and a jukebox. You can also just come and talk to friends or other visitors to the community space,” adds the director Tom Bílý. The Rainbow House, which has a capacity of up to 40 people, will host also lectures, discussions, screenings, support groups. In June 2019, according to a survey conducted between 4–14 May 2019 by CVVM, 48% of respondents said...