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Boban Stojanović
Born1978
Zaječar, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalityCanada
OccupationLGBT activist

Boban Stojanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Бобан Стојановић; born 1978) is a Serbian activist. He has participated in events and actions promoting the rights of the LGBT community.

Career

Born in the Serbian city of Zaječar, Stojanović has campaigned for various social issues over the past twenty years.[1] As a youth, he was involved with organizations countering violence against women.[2] During the Yugoslav Wars, he refused to serve in the military and instead volunteered at various refugee centers. In 2005, he founded an organization promoting LGBT rights called the Queeria Centre. He was also involved in advancing the Serbian Anti-Discrimination Law, which was passed in 2009.[3]

Stojanović was executive director and one of the founders of the Belgrade Pride Parade,[4] which was held for the first time in 2001. He has spoken at various seminars concerning LGBT issues,[5] as well as being a presenter at Tedx Belgrade.[6] Since immigrating to Canada in 2016, he works at Calgary's "Center for Newcomers", helping new arrivals from the LGBT community.[7][8] In 2017, Stojanović spoke at the Prairie and Northwest Territories LGBTQ+ Newcomers Settlement Conference.[9] That same year, he also participated in the "Coming Out Monologues" performance held in Bow Valley.[10]

Honours and awards

In 2014, Stojanović had the honour of being an International Grand Marshall at the Montreal Pride Parade.[11][12] In 2015, he received the "David Kato Vision and Voice Award" for being one of the top five gay activists in the world.[13][14] He was also nominated twice for the Global Exchange People's Choice Awards.

References

  1. ^ http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-newcomers-immigrants-refugees-lgbt-serbia-belgrade-1.4305503
  2. ^ "Boban Stojanović: Working at the Margins". 10 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Boban Stojanović: Working at the Margins". 10 February 2015.
  4. ^ "Serbian LGBTQ leader finds sanctuary in Calgary | CBC News".
  5. ^ https://www.civilrightsdefenders.org/events-events/pride-seminar-are-recent-improvements-to-lgbt-rights-in-the-western-balkans-a-smokescreen-or-a-reality/[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-02-24. Retrieved 2018-03-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-06-24. Retrieved 2018-03-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ "Calgary's Centre for Newcomers discusses LGBTQ issues to mark International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia".
  9. ^ http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-newcomers-immigrants-refugees-lgbt-serbia-belgrade-1.4305503
  10. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-05-23. Retrieved 2018-05-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. ^ http://www.fugues.com/DATA/MAGAZINE/132~v~fugues_fierte-2014.pdf
  12. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ya6z_GzoA1s
  13. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-02-24. Retrieved 2018-03-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  14. ^ "Boban Stojanović: Working at the Margins". 10 February 2015.
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