Lettland defies threats

If you are a member of the LGBT community Sweden is the place to live. There's the Pride festival, the gay gala, open clubs and restaurants posting rainbow signs. In Latvia it's not even allowed to speak about homosexuality in a positive way.

For several years Amnesty has participated in Pride in different ways and it's not the first time they choose to walk in the parade either.

- Amnesty works to improve human rights and fights all infringements of these  rights. LGBT rights are human rights, so right now we are working on several anti discrimination laws and fight for everybody's equal rights, Therese of Amnesty International says.

The atmosphere in Latvia is frightening right now. Kristine from Latvia lives in Stockholm now and arrived from Latvia last night.

- You can tell that people are aware of what's going on in Stockholm this week, she says. People have left our parade group because they are frightened, last year for example we received a threat. But I'm proud to march and I hope that people will join us during the parade.

Kristine is an active member of the association Mosaik and supports Latvians and others from the former Soviet Union by being there for them and being easy to get hold of. People coming to Sweden in order to speak to her is not unusual at all.

But Kristine has been exposed to homophobia in Sweden as well.

- I was incredibly slated at the kindergarten where I work when I showed my collegues an article about two mums, she tells us.

"Marching for those who can't" the posters say. And surely we should?