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Belgrade Pride
2021 Belgrade Pride in front of the House of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia
Native name Парада поноса у Београду (Serbian)
Venueopen air & multiple venues
LocationBelgrade, Serbia
Causecelebration of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people and their allies
Websiteprajd.rs

Belgrade Pride (Serbian: Парада поноса у Београду, romanized: Parada ponosa u Beogradu) is an annual pride parade held in Belgrade, Serbia to celebrate the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people and their allies. The first event was held in June 2001. Since 2014, Belgrade Pride has been organized annually without bans. The manifestation is a part of the Belgrade Pride Week, which in addition to the pride parade itself also includes cultural events, workshops, discussion panels, parties and a live concert as the closing event.

History

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See also: Belgrade anti-gay riot

The first ever attempt at the organization of the event in Belgrade occurred in 2001, following the overthrow of Slobodan Milošević's regime; yet it ended up with the violent assault on the organizers and participants by sport fans and extreme right wing activists.[1]

Authorities prevented further efforts to organize and register the event until 2010, a year after the adoption of the Law on Prohibition of Discrimination. That Pride, which was held in October 2010, is remembered for vandalization of the city and heavy violence from hooligans aimed at attendees of the pride, as well as at policemen. According to police reports, 140 people were injured during the event, out of whom 120 were police officers.[2] The events from the 2010 Belgrade Pride were referenced in the 2011 movie The Parade, directed by Srđan Dragojević, which attracted significant audience in Serbia and former Yugoslavia, becoming one of the decade's commercially highest performing films.[3][4]

Afterwards, Belgrade Pride again faced bans from the governing bodies.[3] In 2013, however, the Constitutional Court of Serbia ruled that the 2011 ban had been a violation of the constitutionally guaranteed right to freedom of assembly, awarding damages to the organizers.[5] The third pride parade was organized in 2014 in parallel with the first Belgrade Trans Pride, without any notable incident. Since then, the event has been organized annually, except in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]

Over the years, public attitude changed with two thirds of participants of the Civil Rights Defenders research explicitly supporting the right to hold a pride parade in Belgrade.[6] At the conference in Bilbao in 2019, Belgrade Pride was selected to host 2022 EuroPride in competition with ILGA Portugal, Dublin Pride and Pride Barcelona.[7] Belgrade became the first city in the region, as well as the first one outside of the European Economic Area, to host the event.[8] On 27 August 2022, President Aleksandar Vučić announced he would not permit EuroPride to go forward, citing current tensions between Serbia and Kosovo, economic problems, and concerns that anti-gay protestors could disrupt the event. Organizers of EuroPride denounced the decision and stated they would go forward with the event anyway.[9] Vučić and the Government of Serbia then ultimately approved on 17 September that the parade could take place. With estimated 6.000 participents, the 2021 Belgrade Pride became the highest attended one so far.[10][11] Minor incidents happened during the parade walk, orchestrated by contra protestors.[12][13]

Demands

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Since 2014, Belgrade Pride has had the same demands, which include the following:

  • Legalization of same-sex unions
  • Introduction of a law on gender identity and the rights for intersex people
  • Stronger official responses to hate speech and hate crimes
  • Adoption of local action plans for the LGBT+ community in Serbia
  • Public apology for Serbian citizens who have been persecuted for their sexuality and gender identity until 1994
  • Education on sexual orientation and gender identity
  • Free and easily available PrEP and PEP[14]

Overview

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# Date and year Slogan Attendance Pride's Godmother Queen of the Pride Ref
1. June 30, 2001 Ima mesta za sve nas
There Is Place For All Of Us 		— — [1]
2. October 10, 2010 Možemo zajedno
Together We Can 		≈1.000 [2]
3. September 28, 2014 Ponos za sve
Pride For Everyone 		1.000-1.500 [15]
4. September 20, 2015 Moja prava, moji zahtevi
My Rights, My Requests 		1.000 Biljana Srbljanović [16]
5. September 18, 2016 Ljubav menja svet
Love Changes The World 		1.000 Mirjana Karanović [17]
6. September 17, 2017 Za promenu
For Change 		1.000 Jelena Karleuša Alex Elektra [18]
7. September 16, 2018 Reci DA!
Say YES! 		1.500 Suzana Trninić Dita von Bill [19]
8. September 15, 2019 Ne odričem se
I'm Not Disowning 		2.000 Sara Jo Ostroga Mi [20]
9.[a] September 19, 2020 Solidarni i u četiri zida
Solidary Also Between Four Walls 		Cancelled [21]
10. September 18, 2021 Ljubav je zakon
Love Rules 		3.000 Nataša Bekvalac Alexis VanderCut Plastic [22]
11.[b] September 17, 2022 Vreme je
It's Time 		6.000 Sajsi MC Lana Vee [13]
12. September 9, 2023 Nismo ni blizu
We Are Not Even Close 		4.000 Ida Prester Hydra GGH [23][24]
13. September 7, 2024 Ponos su ljudi
Pride Are People 		3.500 Zejna Sunnoka [25][26]
Notes
  1. ^ Traditional activities were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  2. ^ Belgrade Pride hosted the 2022 EuroPride.
Belgrade Pride over the years

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Maksimović, S. (30 June 2021). "Dvadeset godina od prvog Prajda u Beogradu: "Bolan i traumatičan simbol borbe za LGBT+ prava u Srbiji"". BBC News (in Serbian). Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b Janković, M. (10 October 2021). "Parada ponosa 2010. i LGBT prava: Da li je Prajd pre 11 godina doprineo pravima gej ljudi u Srbiji". BBC News (in Serbian). Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  3. ^ a b Tobias Flessenkemper (18 September 2021). "Belgrade Pride 2021: heading for "roaring twenties" for human rights". Council of Europe (translation of the original op-ed in the Council of Europe (translation of the original op-ed in the Danas. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  4. ^ Savanović, D. (13 October 2020). "Ovo su najgledaniji domaći filmovi u protekloj deceniji: Koji vam je omiljeni?". Telegraf.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  5. ^ Civil Rights Defenders (14 February 2017). "Belgrade Pride Bans Were Unconstitutional, Strasbourg Court Says". Civil Liberties Union for Europe. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  6. ^ a b Edita Barać-Savić (5 October 2021). "Vuk Raičević about this year's Belgrade Pride Parade". Friedrich Naumann Foundation. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  7. ^ "EuroPride 2022 Belgrade". EuroPride 2022 Belgrade. n.d. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  8. ^ Goran Miletić (5 August 2022). "It's time for EuroPride in Belgrade". European Western Balkans. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  9. ^ Kwai, Isabella (2022-08-27). "Serbia's Leader Cancels EuroPride. Organizers Say They Will Go Ahead Anyway". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-08-27.
  10. ^ "Organizatori: Gotovo 10.000 ljudi u šetnji i borbi za ravnopravnost". N1. 2022-09-17. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  11. ^ Đurić, Vanja; Đurić, Dimitrije (2022-09-17). "Vlada garantovala bezbednost, organizatori kažu – parada odobrena, ali incidenti" (in Serbian). Retrieved 2022-09-17.
  12. ^ "Protivnici Prajda gazili LGBT zastavu i pevali pesme" (in Serbian). 2022-09-17. Retrieved 2022-09-17.
  13. ^ a b "Završen Evroprajd, pre šetnje incidenti, baklje na policiju, pretnje novinarima". N1 (in Serbian). 18 September 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  14. ^ Miljuš, S., Ranković, R. (7 September 2024). "Održan beogradski Prajd, zahtevi LGBT zajednice isti već godinama". Voice of America (in Serbian). Retrieved 8 September 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  15. ^ Teodorović, Miloš; Zorić, Ognjen; Glavonjić, Zoran; Nešić, Milan (28 September 2014). "Nakon četiri godine održan drugi beogradski Prajd". Radio Slobodna Evropa (in Serbian). Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  16. ^ "Uspešno održane Parada ponosa i Trans parada". N1 (in Serbian). 20 September 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  17. ^ "Parada ponosa, šetnja i žurka". Radio Slobodna Evropa (in Serbian). 18 September 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  18. ^ "Održana Parada ponosa: Žurka na Trgu uprkos vetru i kiši". N1 (in Serbian). 17 September 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  19. ^ Zorić, Ognjen; Manojlović, Mila; Komarčević, Dušan; Nešić, Milan; Ćosić, Gordana (16 September 2018). "Prajd 2018: Između proslave i protesta". Radio Slobodna Evropa (in Serbian). Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  20. ^ "Oko 2.000 ljudi bilo na Prajdu u Beogradu, građani se žalili da im policija nije dozvolila da uđu". Danas (in Serbian). 16 September 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  21. ^ "Beograd Prajd: Nedelja Ponosa i Prajd Marš u drugačijoj formi". N1 (in Serbian). 19 August 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  22. ^ Miloš Miljković, Petar Paunović (18 September 2021). "Nekoliko hiljada učesnika na Prajdu u Beogradu, Bekvalac: I ja sam deo LGBT zajednice". Danas (in Serbian). Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  23. ^ "Arhiv javnih skupova: U šetnji učestvovalo oko 4.000 ljudi, drugi najbrojniji beogradski Prajd". Danas (in Serbian). 11 September 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  24. ^ Čonjagić, M. (9 September 2023). "Završena Prajd šetnja: Organizatori smatraju ovo najmasovnijim Beograd Prajdom ikad, centar grada otvoren za saobraćaj". Danas (in Serbian). Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  25. ^ "Arhiva javnih skupova objavila koliko je ljudi šetalo na Prajdu". Danas (in Serbian). 8 September 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  26. ^ "Prajd 2024: Šetnja bez incidenata, zahtevi podneti pre deset godina - neispunjeni". Danas (in Serbian). 7 September 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
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