Be An Angel Romania (BAAR) is a

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n human rights organisation based in

Cluj-Napoca ; hu, kincses város) , official_name=Cluj-Napoca , native_name= , image_skyline= , subdivision_type1 = Counties of Romania, County , subdivision_name1 = Cluj County , subdivision_type2 = Subdivisions of Romania, Status , subdivision_name2 ...

founded by

Lucian Dunăreanu Lucian Dunăreanu (born 22 November 1977) is a Romanian gay rights activist and the executive director of Be An Angel Romania, an LGBT rights organisation based in Cluj-Napoca, now PRIDE ROMÂNIA. LGBT activities Since 2004 he has organized the ...

, an

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rights activist. Although the organisation's mission is to combat discrimination in Romanian society in all its forms, its main field of activity is in

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and dealing with discrimination on the basis of

sexual orientation Sexual orientation is an enduring pattern of romantic or sexual attraction (or a combination of these) to persons of the opposite sex or gender, the same sex or gender, or to both sexes or more than one gender. These attractions are generall ...

. Since 2004, Be An Angel has also organised the annual

Gay Film Nights Gay Film Nights ( ro, Serile Filmului Gay) film festival organised annually in Cluj-Napoca, Romania by the LGBT association Be An Angel. By presenting a series of films with LGBT themes, it seeks to showcase LGBT culture and cinema, while also ini ...

festival in Cluj-Napoca, which seeks to promote

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and cinema. The 2007 festival was held between October 15 and October 21. Gay Film Nights includes a Gay Prize Gala (''Gala Premiilor Gay'' in

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), with prizes awarded in various fields, such as LGBT activism, the best gay publication and the most LGBT-friendly public personality in Romania. The Gay Prize Gala also includes a "black ball" section, awarded to the most homophobic or anti-gay public personality in Romania. In 2006, the black ball was awarded to

Gigi Becali George "Gigi" Becali (; born 25 June 1958) is a Romanian businessman and former politician, mostly known for his ownership of the FCSB football club. Becali was a Member of the European Parliament between June 2009 and December 2012, and a Memb ...

for his homophobic remarks and virulent opposition to the Bucharest

GayFest Bucharest Pride, known previously as GayFest, is the annual festival dedicated to LGBT rights in Romania, taking place in Bucharest for nearly a week. Current event organizer is Kyle David Kipp. It first took place in 2004 and now occurs in May– ...

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.Gala Premiilor Gay 2006
, GayOne.ro, 3 October 2006

References

External links

Be An Angel
— official site {{LGBT Romania LGBT organizations in Romania LGBT rights in Romania LGBT political advocacy groups in Romania

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