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- GAY LIFE BOSNIA AND HERZEA
- BOSNIANS MARCH FIRST GAY PRI UNR TIGHT POLICE PROTECTN
- BOSNIANS TO MARCH FOR GAY PRI - UNR HEAVY POLICE PROTECTN
- BOSNIA TO HOST S FIRST GAY PRI MARCH SEPTEMBER
- THOANDS MARCH SARAJEVO, BOSNIA’S FIRST GAY PRI PARA
- GLOBALGAYZ: THE BOOK
- THOANDS MARCH FIRST BOSNIAN PRI PARA UNR TIGHT SECURYTHOANDS TOOK TO THE STREETS WHAT WAS THE LAST BALKAN UNTRY TO HOLD A PRI {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}NEWSBY JEFF TAYLORSEPTEMBER 10, 2019/3:41 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:2890PX;WIDTH:4403PX;}ELVIS BARUKCIC/AFP/GETTY IMAGLGBT ACTIVISTS RAISE THEIR FISTS AND HOLD SIGNS AND RABOW FLAGS AS THEY MARCH THROUGH SARAJEVO CY CENTRE, ON SEPTEMBER 8, 2019, DURG BOSNIA-HERZEA'S FIRST-EVER GAY PRI PARA. - MORE THAN 2000 PEOPLE OF VAR SEXUAL ORIENTATN, PARTICIPATED PRI 2019 SARAJEVO, SHOWG THEIR SUPPORT FOR THE LGBT POPULATN. THE MARCH IS AN ATTEMPT TO RVE OUT A SAFE SPACE FOR THE LGBT MUNY SARAJEVO, A CY THAT HAS NO OPENLY GAY-IENDLY BARS, CLUBS OR F. (PHOTO BY ELVIS BARUKCIC / AFP) (PHOTO CRED SHOULD READ ELVIS BARUKCIC/AFP/GETTY IMAG)BY JEFF TAYLORSEPTEMBER 10, 2019 / 3:41 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"THOANDS MARCH FIRST BOSNIAN PRI PARA UNR TIGHT SECURY","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2019-09-10T19:41:53.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2019-09-10T19:41:53.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"JEFF TAYLOR","KEYWORDS":"TERNATNAL, PRI","ARTICLESECTN":"NEWS"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BOSNIA HELD S FIRST PRI PARA THIS WEEKEND, PAL SARAJEVO WH SEVERAL THOAND TURNG OUT TO MARCH AMID THREATS AND UNR HEAVY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ABOUT 1,000 POLICE OFFICERS WERE ON HAND, CLUDG ANTI-SNIPER UNS, AFTER THREATS WERE MA ONLE BY NSERVATIVE MLIM GROUPS, RTERS REPORTS. THERE WERE NO CINTS OF VLENCE, WH THE PARA ENDG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I HAVE ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS SHOULD EXIST FOR ALL AND WHEN I SAW ALL THOSE HATE MENTS AGAST THE PRI MARCH, I FELT WAS MY OBLIGATN TO E AND SHOW SUPPORT," SAID A WOMAN, REFERRED TO ONLY AS SANJA, WHO MARCHED WH HER HBAND.ELVIS BARUKCIC/AFP/GETTY IMAGLGBT ACTIVISTS HOLD A BANNER READG 'NEED TO GET OUT' AS THEY MARCH THROUGH SARAJEVO CY CENTRE, ON SEPTEMBER 8, 2019, DURG BOSNIA-HERZEA'S FIRST-EVER GAY PRI PARA. - MORE THAN 2000 PEOPLE OF VAR SEXUAL ORIENTATN, PARTICIPATED PRI 2019 SARAJEVO, SHOWG THEIR SUPPORT FOR THE LGBT POPULATN. THE MARCH IS AN ATTEMPT TO RVE OUT A SAFE SPACE FOR THE LGBT MUNY SARAJEVO, A CY THAT HAS NO OPENLY GAY-IENDLY BARS, CLUBS OR F. (PHOTO BY ELVIS BARUKCIC / AFP) (PHOTO CRED SHOULD READ ELVIS BARUKCIC/AFP/GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}EU DIPLOMATS AND THE U.S AMBASSADOR TO BOSNIA, ERIC NELSON, WHO IS GAY, MARCHED ALONGSI ACTIVIST AND FELLOW MUNY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I AM MARCHG TODAY WH MY LLEAGU OM THE EU AND SWZERLAND—ALL UNTRI THAT STAND FOR EQUAL RIGHTS FOR EVERYONE, AND THAT'S WHAT BOSNIANS AND HERZEIANS WANT THEIR FUTURE, SO LET'S THK ABOUT HOW TO CREATE THAT," NELSON SAID A {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BOSNIA IS ATTEMPTG TO JO THE EUROPEAN UNN AND IS THE LAST BALKAN UNTRY TO HOLD A PRI PARA. HUNDREDS OF ANTI-PRI PROTTERS MARCHED ON SUNDAY AS WELL, AND THE DAY BEFORE NSERVATIVE GROUPS HELD A "TRADNAL FAY VALU" {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"WE, LGBTIQ PERSONS, FIGHT EVERY DAY FOR OUR EXISTENCE, INTY AND LOVE," SAID BRANKO CULIBRK, ONE OF THE ANIZERS OF THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"THIS IS A BIG STEP FORWARD FOR BOSNIA AND SARAJEVO, OPENG THE DOORS TOWARD EUROPE AND THE WORLD," SAID MICIAN BOZO VRE. "I AM SO PROUD AND HAPPY, I THK THAT LOVE HAS WON TODAY."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"WE WANT TO BUILD A NONVLENT SOCIETY, A SOCIETY OF TOGETHERNS, WHERE NO ONE WOULD HAVE TO HI THEIR LOVE AND LIVE SI FOUR WALLS," SAID ANIZER LEJLA HUREMOVIC, RAD FREE EUROPE REPORTS. "WE ARE AWARE THAT THIS WALK IS NOT GOG TO CHANGE THE WORLD, BUT WE ALSO KNOW THAT THIS PRI IS GIVG A HOPE THAT THE CHANGE IS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
GAY LIFE BOSNIA AND HERZEA
Hundreds of people have attend a gay pri march Bosnia's pal of Sarajevo. Organizers said that LGBT people have been further margalized the impoverished and nservative Balkan natn sce the start of the ronavis panmic. * bosnia gay pride *
Participants rry plards and rabow lored flags durg Sarajevo’s first-ever gay pri para, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzea, on September 8, 2019.
BOSNIANS MARCH FIRST GAY PRI UNR TIGHT POLICE PROTECTN
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzea (AP) — Hundreds of people attend a gay pri march Saturday the Bosnian of pal Sarajevo, wh anizers sayg LGBT people have been further margalized sce the start of the ronavis panmic the impoverished, nservative Balkan natn. At the same time, dozens of opponents of the pri march held their own gatherg Sarajevo, sayg they wanted to fend the untry's tradnal valu om an “aggrsive” LGBT iology. The pri march was only the third such event ever Bosnia, an ethnilly divid untry that endured a vastatg war 1992-95, which killed over 100,000 people and left lns displaced. * bosnia gay pride *
“The Bible, like the Quran, nmns homosexualy!
BOSNIANS TO MARCH FOR GAY PRI - UNR HEAVY POLICE PROTECTN
Bosnia's first Gay Pri march on Sunday will be protected by a major secury operatn after some nservative Mlim groups had attempted to prevent the event and others anized unter-ralli. * bosnia gay pride *
Photo: SOC/Asja the June 16-18 weekend, more than 1, 000 people vised Kvirhana, a ftival of queer art and activism anised by Sarajevo Open Centre, SOC, as a part of Pri Month, dited to celebratn and memoratn of lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr pri. Pri Month dat back to the so-lled Stonewall rts New York, a seri of gay liberatn protts 1969, and has sce spread beyond the Uned Stat.
Although Kvirhana is primarily a safe and celebratory space for lbians, gays, bisexual, transgenr and queer persons, is also a place of gatherg and eedom for all those who support LGBTIQ people or qutn tablished norms related to sex, genr, and sexualy. Homosexual sex was crimalized the Feratn of Bosnia and Herzea (FBiH) 1996 and the Republika Srpska (RS) 1998, by those two enti adoptg their own crimal laws.
The Universy of Virgia rights anizatn Global Rights has studied the plex post war social suatn for LGBT cizens FBiH and has wrten a extensive extensive report entled “The Stat of Lbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgenr Rights Bosnia and Herzea–A Shadow Report” (2007).
BOSNIA TO HOST S FIRST GAY PRI MARCH SEPTEMBER
Several thoand people marched Bosnia’s first Gay Pri on weekend, protected by a major secury operatn cludg anti-sniper uns after some nservative Mlim groups anised… * bosnia gay pride *
The Vlence of Gay Pri. The followg story about an attempted Gay Pri march Sarajevo was reported by the BBC on 24 September 2008:.
Clash at Bosnia’s gay ftival–Many monstrators chanted “Kill the Gays! At least eight people have been jured clash durg the openg ceremony of Bosnia’s first gay ftival the pal Sarajevo, police have said.
Homosexualy is very much a taboo issue Bosnia and anisers of the Queer Ftival have received ath threats, rrponnts say. Anti-gay protters attacked the ftival participants as they were leavg the openg ceremony central Sarajevo on Wednday eveng.
THOANDS MARCH SARAJEVO, BOSNIA’S FIRST GAY PRI PARA
Around 2,000 monstrators marched for the rights of lbians, gays, bisexuals and transgenr people Bosnia and Herzea's first Pri para on the weekend. * bosnia gay pride *
Many monstrators chanted “Kill the Gays! Holdg a gay ftival Bosnia has been nmned by some policians and sectns of the media, the BBC’s Helen Fawk Sarajevo says. Amnty Internatnal and a number of other human rights groups have exprsed ncern at the level of homophobia and the attempts to ce vlence the n-up to the ftival.
But now has bee a polil event, and the anisers are more termed than ever that the gay ftival should take place over the next few days, our rrponnt says. The remar of the Gay Ftival was ncelled.
GLOBALGAYZ: THE BOOK
Bosnia to host s first Gay Pri march September * bosnia gay pride *
After the vlence of Gay Pri 2008, activists have pulled back om street monstratns to more quiet activi. To be fully gay would mean abandong his home and homeland, perhaps movg to Zagreb or Berl or Amsterdam — or settlg Sarajevo to eke out a life of risk and subterfuge. Sadly, their world, “gay” simply do not pute.
Chattg about gay male relatnships, we were nearg a rpet shop when I heard a sarstic voice mimic my word, “together. (photo: the ver le reads, “Inter-Relig Council of BiH warns: Law prohibg discrimatn is the way to the homosexualizatn of Bosnian society. As we relaxed the small lounge area of the two-room office, I asked if there are any gay or lbian bars Sarajevo.
THOANDS MARCH FIRST BOSNIAN PRI PARA UNR TIGHT SECURYTHOANDS TOOK TO THE STREETS WHAT WAS THE LAST BALKAN UNTRY TO HOLD A PRI {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}NEWSBY JEFF TAYLORSEPTEMBER 10, 2019/3:41 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:2890PX;WIDTH:4403PX;}ELVIS BARUKCIC/AFP/GETTY IMAGLGBT ACTIVISTS RAISE THEIR FISTS AND HOLD SIGNS AND RABOW FLAGS AS THEY MARCH THROUGH SARAJEVO CY CENTRE, ON SEPTEMBER 8, 2019, DURG BOSNIA-HERZEA'S FIRST-EVER GAY PRI PARA. - MORE THAN 2000 PEOPLE OF VAR SEXUAL ORIENTATN, PARTICIPATED PRI 2019 SARAJEVO, SHOWG THEIR SUPPORT FOR THE LGBT POPULATN. THE MARCH IS AN ATTEMPT TO RVE OUT A SAFE SPACE FOR THE LGBT MUNY SARAJEVO, A CY THAT HAS NO OPENLY GAY-IENDLY BARS, CLUBS OR F. (PHOTO BY ELVIS BARUKCIC / AFP) (PHOTO CRED SHOULD READ ELVIS BARUKCIC/AFP/GETTY IMAG)BY JEFF TAYLORSEPTEMBER 10, 2019 / 3:41 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"THOANDS MARCH FIRST BOSNIAN PRI PARA UNR TIGHT SECURY","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2019-09-10T19:41:53.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2019-09-10T19:41:53.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"JEFF TAYLOR","KEYWORDS":"TERNATNAL, PRI","ARTICLESECTN":"NEWS"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BOSNIA HELD S FIRST PRI PARA THIS WEEKEND, PAL SARAJEVO WH SEVERAL THOAND TURNG OUT TO MARCH AMID THREATS AND UNR HEAVY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ABOUT 1,000 POLICE OFFICERS WERE ON HAND, CLUDG ANTI-SNIPER UNS, AFTER THREATS WERE MA ONLE BY NSERVATIVE MLIM GROUPS, RTERS REPORTS. THERE WERE NO CINTS OF VLENCE, WH THE PARA ENDG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I HAVE ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS SHOULD EXIST FOR ALL AND WHEN I SAW ALL THOSE HATE MENTS AGAST THE PRI MARCH, I FELT WAS MY OBLIGATN TO E AND SHOW SUPPORT," SAID A WOMAN, REFERRED TO ONLY AS SANJA, WHO MARCHED WH HER HBAND.ELVIS BARUKCIC/AFP/GETTY IMAGLGBT ACTIVISTS HOLD A BANNER READG 'NEED TO GET OUT' AS THEY MARCH THROUGH SARAJEVO CY CENTRE, ON SEPTEMBER 8, 2019, DURG BOSNIA-HERZEA'S FIRST-EVER GAY PRI PARA. - MORE THAN 2000 PEOPLE OF VAR SEXUAL ORIENTATN, PARTICIPATED PRI 2019 SARAJEVO, SHOWG THEIR SUPPORT FOR THE LGBT POPULATN. THE MARCH IS AN ATTEMPT TO RVE OUT A SAFE SPACE FOR THE LGBT MUNY SARAJEVO, A CY THAT HAS NO OPENLY GAY-IENDLY BARS, CLUBS OR F. (PHOTO BY ELVIS BARUKCIC / AFP) (PHOTO CRED SHOULD READ ELVIS BARUKCIC/AFP/GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}EU DIPLOMATS AND THE U.S AMBASSADOR TO BOSNIA, ERIC NELSON, WHO IS GAY, MARCHED ALONGSI ACTIVIST AND FELLOW MUNY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I AM MARCHG TODAY WH MY LLEAGU OM THE EU AND SWZERLAND—ALL UNTRI THAT STAND FOR EQUAL RIGHTS FOR EVERYONE, AND THAT'S WHAT BOSNIANS AND HERZEIANS WANT THEIR FUTURE, SO LET'S THK ABOUT HOW TO CREATE THAT," NELSON SAID A {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BOSNIA IS ATTEMPTG TO JO THE EUROPEAN UNN AND IS THE LAST BALKAN UNTRY TO HOLD A PRI PARA. HUNDREDS OF ANTI-PRI PROTTERS MARCHED ON SUNDAY AS WELL, AND THE DAY BEFORE NSERVATIVE GROUPS HELD A "TRADNAL FAY VALU" {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"WE, LGBTIQ PERSONS, FIGHT EVERY DAY FOR OUR EXISTENCE, INTY AND LOVE," SAID BRANKO CULIBRK, ONE OF THE ANIZERS OF THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"THIS IS A BIG STEP FORWARD FOR BOSNIA AND SARAJEVO, OPENG THE DOORS TOWARD EUROPE AND THE WORLD," SAID MICIAN BOZO VRE. 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Several thoand people marched Sarajevo, Bosnia’s first-ever Gay Pri Para on Sunday, protected by a major secury operatn * bosnia gay pride *
Only two of Bosnia’s more than 20 polil parti have publicly nmned the vlence and supported gay rights legislatn. (At prs time, the Cave Club was threatened by a bid on s cy-owned property om a powerful non-gay bs group.
(photo right: “In Sarajevo, there are only three or four open, proud-to-be-gay people, ” says longtime human rights activist Mahir “Maki” Žiško.