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Under the banner of ‘I’m not giving up’ Belgrade Pride 2019 is successfully held.

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Belgrade Pride under the slogan ‘I’m not giving up’ was successfully held without any major incidents on Sunday 15th September in Belgrade, Serbia.  Organizers say around 2,000 people attended, marking the sixth consecutive year that Pride marches have successfully taken place in Belgrade without being banned by local authorities.  Amongst those in attendance was Serbia’s Prime Minister, Ana Brnabic – the only openly lesbian Head of Government – who suggested the event signaled that “Serbia is a truly open and tolerant society.” Activists, though, dispute this and stress that each year their demands have remained the same; reflecting a…

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Activists from the region join Belgrade Pride 2019

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Over a hundred LGBTI+ activists and civil society organisations from across the Western Balkans joined Belgrade Pride last Sunday (15 September).  In the spirit of solidarity, activists from Montenegro, Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia and Bosnia & Herzegovina made their way to Serbia’s capital to show support to Belgrade Pride. Dozens of activists from Greece, Norway, Belarus and the United States were also amongst the crowd, sharing experiences with one another on the struggles they face in their respective communities.  Most guests from the region arrived for the entire Pride Week, which featured over 70 cultural and informative events including…

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What EuroPride 2022 in Belgrade will bring to Balkans and LGBTI+ community in Europe?

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] EuroPride 2022 in Belgrade will be a landmark event for Europe’s entire LGBTI+ community. Away from the colourful celebrations which embody Pride marches across the continent, a struggle for basic human rights is in full-swing on its eastern frontiers. The LGBTI+ community remains one of the most discriminated groups in the Western Balkans, while legislations on same-sex partnerships and gender identity are yet to be adopted. Hosting EuroPride outside the European Economic Area (EEA) for the first time will, therefore, not only leave a meaningful legacy in the region, but recapture a fighting spirit amongst Europe’s Pride movements. It…

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The Play “Queer Cafe: Hear Our Voices” Held at the Pride Info Center

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Launched by American artist and activist Joan Lipkin, with her creative team of Pavle Menalo (producer), Borisav Matić (dramaturg), and Ellen Schaeffer (transcription). Created based on the true stories of many Queer Cafe sessions, this show covers topics ranging from discovering one’s sexuality to dating, family, school, church, business, marriage, and hope for the future. It presents the perspectives of people from Serbia, Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania, Slovenia and other places in the region. A strong imprint is left by the actors as they move through the various characters from topic to topic.  The performance was followed by…

Mr Tree: from Stonewall to Belgrade

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Belgrade’s Pride Info Centre had the pleasure of hosting Fredd E. “Tree” Sequoia – an LGBT+ activist and participant of the Stonewall riots in New York.  A bartender at the Stonewall Inn, Tree was witness to the very moment that ignited the LGBT+ cause, the police raid and the subsequent riots which unfolded on 28 June 1969. He told a packed crowd at the Pride Info Centre that “nobody expected that such an uprising would result that night and the ripple effect it had on the LGBT+ cause worldwide…I had never broken windows. I never shook a police car.…

Pride Caravan hits cities across Serbia

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] As part of Pride Week 2019 and our campaign to show that LGBT+ persons live in every part of Serbia, Belgrade Pride launched a Pride Caravan to visit towns and cities across the country. The goal of these smaller marches is to show solidarity with everyone who is prevented from expressing themselves because of the place they live in, and find it hard to speak out about their sexual orientation. Pride Caravan visited a number of cities in Serbia, including Kragujevac, Kraljevo, Zrenjanin, Subotica, Sabac and Novi Sad, but sadly didn’t pass without incidents. On two ocaission they needed…

Apply for Media Accreditation for Belgrade Pride 2019

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The process for obtaining media accreditation for the upcoming Belgrade Pride has been launched.  The main Belgrade Pride march will start from Sunday 15 September at Slavija square, central Belgrade, at 17h. However, press are encouraged to arrive up-to an hour early in order to obtain interviews from organisers and activists. The deadline for submitting requests for media accreditation expires on Thursday 12th at 12pm for local press, and up until Sunday 10am for international press. Journalists are invited to submit their applications here:  The Pride March will continue through the streets of central Belgrade, before concluding with a…
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Usvajanje Zakona o registrovanim partnerstvima

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Usvajanje Zakona o rodnom identitetu i poboljšanje zdravstvenih usluga za trans osobe

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Brza i adekvatna reakcija državnih organa i javna osuda predstavnika vlasti na govor mržnje i zločine motivisane mržnjom prema LGBT+ zajednici

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Usvajanje lokalnih akcionih planova za LGBT+ zajednicu

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Izvinjenje svim građanima Srbije koji su pre 1994. godine bili sudski i na druge načine progonjeni zbog svoje seksualne orijentacije i rodnog identiteta

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Obrazovanje i edukacija mladih o seksualnoj orijentaciji i rodnom identitetu

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