Protest against LGBT pride held in Serbian Belgrade
On Sunday, August 14, a protest was held in the capital of Serbia, Belgrade, against the holding of EuroPride, an international LGBT event held annually in different European cities.
This time it will be held in Belgrade from 12 to 18 September. According to Balkaninsight, about 5-10 thousand people took part in the action in the city center with the support of the Serbian Orthodox Church and right-wing movements.
They carried placards reading, "We don't want a gay parade and occupation by the West!", "We don't give away holy places" and "Hands off our children."
Bosko Obradovic, leader of the Serbian right-wing Dveri party, said the protest was "not only against the Euro-NATO Pride but also in support of Russia and keeping Kosovo and Metohija within Serbia."
Earlier, SocPortal wrote about the situation with Ukrainian LGBT activists under Russian occupation.
Russia, like many authoritarian states, publicly takes a patriarchal stance. Fem-LGBT organizations are associated with the Western world, which the Russian Federation has decided to oppose. And on the eve of the invasion, the media published " shooting lists " of those who, in the event of the seizure of Ukraine, the Russians plan to liquidate. Among them were leaders of LGBT organizations. Therefore, the activists who found themselves in the occupation feared for their safety. Human rights activists cite Serbia as one of several countries with an apparent lack of will to combat homophobia and transphobia.
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