sentences:  In 2014 the first edition of Miss Trans Albania was held in Tirana, a beauty pageant competition for trans women in Albania, aiming to raise visibility and acceptance for the transgender community.In April 2018, Erinda Ballanca, the current People's Advocate, came out in support of same-sex marriage and pledged to support LGBT rights including the right to legally change ones gender.In 2018 NGOs declared that there has unfortunately been stagnation and somewhat deterioration in the respect of the rights of the LGBT+ community in our Albania.