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Serbia: Gays and lesbians “temporarily” declared personae non-grataeWhat are the reactions of the Serbian LGBTIQ community to the cancellation? Are people appalled, or do they resign because discriminatory behaviour on the part of the government has become a habit?
The reaction of the organizers of EuroPride was definitive and responsible – the President of the Republic cannot cancel EuroPride because he did not even organize it. The Pride pride can only be banned not by a verbal pronouncement of the President, but by a decision of the Ministry of the Interior. Organizations and supporters have stated firmly and unequivocally that the stride will take place, regardless of the decision of the authorities. I accept this is fearless and the right decision – because this will build the EuroPride a real protest, not just a ceremonial walk.
Are there ways and means to support the Serbian LGBTIQ community in its struggle 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
One of my first encounters with the concept of other sexualities was when, as kid visiting my grandmother`s tiny summer house 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 daytime 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 come back to this village by Nikšić and spend 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 known 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) queer , was that some guy my dad and uncle knew was beaten up for wearing a yellow swe
Intro to Gay Belgrade
Getting the chance to spend a month and a half in Belgrade, the Serbian capital, happened by pure chance for us. I was speaking with an old friend on WhatsApp, who had just moved back to Belgrade (her birthplace before the wartime era that transpired in the 1990s and 2000s) from Berlin and jokingly asked her if she had a flat to rent, as I had been curious about the city and country for many years.
Long story limited, she rented us her flat, as her mother's was also free, and we were on a flight to Belgrade.
Is Belgrade a excellent city to visit?
It doesn't take long to decline in love with Belgrade. Despite its tumultuous past (including being involved in multiple wars since I was born in 1991), the city feels favor it has revived itself and is going through its golden era. There is plenty of existence pulsating through its streets, with hip cafés and restaurants everywhere, boats scattering the Sava River and Danube River containing modish craft beer breweries, lush parks, and museums/theaters/arts galore.
As it is much smaller than other capital cities like London and Berlin, one can get a grasp of the urban area relatively quickly and experience quickly at hom
Pride Week Musings: Being Gay in Serbia
It’s the Pride Week in Amsterdam. The eventful seven days filled with LGBT arts, identity, and sports events. Its ending is the Canal Parade that usually happens on a Saturday.
Where I come from, the Celebration parade is still a protest.
It takes cordons upon cordons of police to hold a Self-acceptance parade in our capital. I’m not sure how successful is such an event if you need 5000 policemen to secure just a hundred people who are walking and holding banners. I guess you have to start somewhere.
I’m gay, and I'm from Serbia, a homophobic region with, currently, a lesbian prime minister. Don't be fooled, she was appointed to that function just to show to the EU how liberal Serbia actually is — so that the country doesn’t have to perform anything about LGBT rights for a couple more years.
Why undertake you need so much police to secure a gay self-acceptance parade? Because thousands of hooligans will flock to Belgrade to kill the fags. Some policemen that I talked to, for a brief time when I was involved with an LGBT NGO project, shared that sentiment. I guess I should acquire thanked them for choosing to do their job instead of joining the angry mob.
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