The events included, among others, a vernissage, an info bio show at the German State Theatre, a conference on LGBT rights hosted by the West University, a picnic in Queen Marie Park and parties in local venues.

For instance, Ionel Tuțac, president of the Community of Christian Baptist Churches in Timișoara, contested the manifestation and declared himself "dismayed" by the involvement of public institutions of culture and university education in hosting some events within the festival.

[13] A similar position was held by the county councilor Mihăiță Bojin from the National Liberal Party (PNL), preacher at the Emanuel Baptist Church in Timișoara.

[14] Other local councilors from PNL criticized the financial support offered by Timișoara City Hall for the Pride TM events.

[17] However, over the years, public opinion on the subject softened, and the pride parades did not met significant opposition, such as organized counter-protests.

[18] An informal group without legal personality, eQuiVox was born in the fall of 2018, as a reaction to the activity and homophobic discourse of the Coalition for Family.

[19] The coalition's activity materialized in a national referendum to redefine the notion of spouses (currently gender-neutral) in the Romanian Constitution, held between 6 and 7 October 2018.

The referendum was boycotted by almost 80% of the voters, which prompted eQuiVox to take the first steps towards organizing the first LGBT pride festival in Timișoara and western Romania.