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Violence mars Serbia’s Belgrade Pride, but LGBTQ+ marchers hope for change

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Despite right-wing protestors clashing with police in the Serbian capital Belgrade’s first ever EuroPride on Saturday, LGBTQ+ marchers said they hoped the event would mark a turning point in the conservative country’s attitudes towards the gay and transgender community. Several thousand people marched through Belgrade to mark the end of EuroPride week, an event staged in a different European city each year. Clashes between religious and right-wing groups and the police marred the start of the march. However, LGBTQ+ people at EuroPride said they hoped change was underway in Serbia,…

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Serbian police clash with anti-LGBTQ+ protesters during EuroPride march

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Serbian police clashed with anti-LGBTQ+ protesters during EuroPride’s march in Belgrade.  Over the last few weeks, the highly anticipated event faced numerous roadblocks from the country’s government.  On 29 August, Serbian President Aleksander Vučić shocked the European LGBTQ+ community after cancelling the EuroPride march without warning.  “The Pride parade that was scheduled for the month of September will be postponed or cancelled, or whatever that miracle is called, it doesn’t matter.” Shortly after the announcement, EuroPride representatives ensured that the parade would still go ahead despite government pushback.  However on…

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Thousands march against Pride event due to take place in Belgrade

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Thousands of religious and right-wing activists demonstrated against a planned Pride march due to take place in Belgrade. It came a day before the Serbian city commenced celebrations for EuroPride, a pan-European international event dedicated to the LGBTQ+ community set to get underway from 12 September. The event marks the first time a country in south-east Europe has hosted it, as well as being the first to take place outside of the European Economic Area (EEA). However, protesters opposed to it marched through the streets of Belgrade chanting slogans supporting…

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Serbian president cancels EuroPride celebration citing anti-LGBTQ+ threats

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Serbia has announced that EuroPride will no longer take place in September. For 30 years, EuroPride has been lauded as the biggest Pride celebration in Europe. Since 1992, the beloved event has been hosted in various metropolitan cities, including London, Madrid, Amsterdam, Berlin, Rome, Paris, and Manchester. In addition to the traditional Pride format, the weeklong festival also includes larger-than-life opening and closing ceremonies, an HIV vigil, a human rights conference and an array of activities. Back in 2019, Belgrade, Serbia, secured the coveted hosting duties of EuroPride after a…

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