The third Gay Pride parade was held without incident. People, including many tourists, were waving and applauding to the marchers and no verbal outbursts or physical attacks were reported. Parade participants were carrying banners reading, among others, "Equal rights for all", "My conscience is clear," "My dad is gay" and "Why registration? We're not cars!"

The parade was organised by the gay rights groups Kontra, Iskorak and Rispet and was headed by the newly-elected Mayor Ivo Baldasar, Foreign and European Affairs Minister Vesna Pusic and Public Administration Minister Arsen Bauk.

Pusic, who has participated in such marches for years, said that Gay Pride parades were an important celebration of minorities' civil rights. "We have become part of Europe politically and should start behaving accordingly," she said, noting that the atmosphere in the city was excellent.

Bauk said that a new bill regulating the rights of same-sex couples was in preparation and was expected to be put to public debate this autumn. "I expect broad support in parliament for the bill regulating the material rights of same-sex couples. As for family-related rights, they will not be entitled to adopt children," he said, adding that under the new law gay couples would be able to enter into a registered partnership.

Baldasar said that he was the first mayor of Split to participate in a Gay Pride parade and that it was his duty to support all members of the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) community. "It is our duty to protect anyone who feels threatened in any way. If same-sex couples did not have equal rights, that would be discrimination and a first step to concentration camps," the mayor said.