All you need is love, say LGBTQ+ activists on divided Cyprus

Separated by politics but united in pride, members of LGBTQ+ communities came together in celebration late on Saturday in the no-man's-land that splits Cyprus in two.

Setting off from opposing sides of Nicosia, Cyprus's divided capital city, activists converged in a United Nations controlled buffer zone, turning it into a sea of rainbow flags where people cheered, embraced and kissed.

Cyprus was split by ethnic violence which culminated in a Turkish invasion in 1974 triggered by a brief Greek inspired coup. The Turkish Cypriot community live in its north, and Greek Cypriots in the south.

Saturday's Pride event is just the second to bring together members of LGBTQ+ communities from both sides of the divide.

Chanting "peace" and "united by pride across the green line" - a reference to the dividing line - there were cheers when activists draped a building...