Serbia gay
One of my first encounters with the concept of other sexualities was when, as kid visiting my grandmother`s tiny summer home in Montenegro I was walking around the yard and pointed to a far-away house on a land neighbouring ours and asked who lived there.
„That was cousin M.`s house…“ she said, somewhat darkly, unlike her eager explanations of who else lived in the 20km radius.
As the day went on and I pestered my grandma and other relatives for some family history , it was revealed that cousin M. was gay (a „peder“) and spent most of his professional life as a clerk of some sort in Belgrade (where he had relationships with local University proferssors) only to return to this village by Nikšić and consume his last days as an unmarried village alcoholic. That side of my family rarely lets on anything more about M. which is hardly surprising: my grandma was famous for having strained relationships with many of her family, especially when they were neighbours, and then, there is the local culture. Another story that I heard, albeit much later, about the local attitude towards being (allegedly) gay, was that some guy my dad and uncle knew was thrashed up for wearing a yellow swe
Sasa Milosevic
BELGRADE, Serbia — Although the Serbian parliament guaranteed the country’s LGBT citizens protection in 2009 by passing the hard-won Anti-Discrimination Law, gay Serbs speak their day-to-day reality is a nightmarish diversion from that egalitarian legislation.
This disconnect between law and apply leaves gays and lesbians vulnerable to vicious verbal and physical attacks in the streets, churches and homes of their nation and also provides a challenge to the US and EU in how best to apply more aggressive diplomatic tactics to enforce the principle that gay rights are human rights. Just weeks after the Obama administration unveiled a groundbreaking new foreign policy directing American agencies working abroad to step up their efforts to protect LGBT rights, the culture of fear that exists for gay Serbs underscores both the demand for this initiative and what some critics perceive is its weakness.
Historically, the Serbian government has demonstrated a stiff resistance to just about any shape of international pressure. For example, the current government’s stubborn position on the autonomy of Kosovo is reportedly delaying the country’s invite to join th
LGBTIQ
Serbia: Gays and lesbians “temporarily” declared personae non-grataeWhat are the reactions of the Serbian LGBTIQ collective to the cancellation? Are people appalled, or complete they resign because discriminatory behaviour on the part of the government has become a habit?
The reaction of the organizers of EuroPride was decisive and responsible – the President of the Republic cannot cancel EuroPride because he did not even arrange it. The Pride procession can only be banned not by a verbal decree of the President, but by a choice of the Ministry of the Interior. Organizations and supporters have stated firmly and unequivocally that the walk will take place, regardless of the judgment of the authorities. I believe this is bold and the right judgment – because this will make the EuroPride a real protest, not just a ceremonial walk.
Are there ways and means to support the Serbian LGBTIQ community in its fight for equal rights and social participation from within the EU and its member states?
The European Union and its member states should exert as much pressure as possible on the ruling coalition of President Vuč
Serbia Pride: Gay PM Brnabic 'not wanted' at parade
BBC Serbian
It's the only Balkan country to acquire an openly gay prime minister - so why are some of Serbia's LGBT activists determined to keep PM Ana Brnabic away from Gay Pride?
When Ms Brnabic was appointed last year, hopes were high in the LGBT community: not only was she the first woman to head the Serbian cabinet, she was also the first LGBT politician to hold such high office in the Balkans.
She marched in the 2017 Pride parade in Belgrade, surrounded by posters reading "Ana is here," and took selfies with dozens of people.
But one year on, progress is scant: LGBT rights have not improved, novel laws are still far from being adopted and there has been no fall in the number of attacks on lgbtq+ people.
In largely conservative Orthodox Christian Serbia, a candidate for EU membership, discrimination and violence against the LGBT community are widespread.
Two gay Prides, one gay PM and no end to problems
Ahead of 2018 Pride, a team of activists disappointed with the slow pace of reforms launched a campaign called "S
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