Background Sexual inty is a signifint risk factor for triggerg symptoms of prsn, as well as for suici attempts lbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) populatn pared to the heterosexual populatn. To the bt of our knowledge, data on the mental health of LGB persons Serbia are lackg, and this is the first study to addrs this problem. The aim of the study was to exame the associatn between selected termants and prsn, and selected termants and suici attempts LGB and heterosexual populatns the Republic of Serbia, as well as, their differenc. Methods We nducted a cross-sectnal study 2015 of 264 heterosexual and LGB rponnts g the "snowball samplg" method. We ed lear regrsn analys to vtigate the relatnship between soc-mographic variabl and different sexual inty tegori wh PHQ-9 sr. We asssed associatns between suici attempts, and soc-mographic characteristics, sexual inty, prsn, and suicidal thoughts g logistic regrsn. Rults Deprsn symptoms were higher female relative to male participants, participants who were sgle, divorced or widowed parison to currently married, among people wh a middle level of tn pared to highly ted, and rponnts intified as bisexual or homosexual parison to heterosexual. Homosexual and bisexual participants reported suicidal attempts 27 [Odds Rat (OR) = 27.31] and six tim (OR = 6.40) more often than did heterosexual rponnts, rpectively. Suici attempts were ls equently reported by sgle, divorced or widowed participants parison to married (OR = 0.25) and those wh middle tn (OR = 0.38) pared to highly ted. Conclns The prent study showed that LGB persons Serbia have signifintly more symptoms of prsn and suici attempts pared to heterosexuals. Public health terventns should foc on the early tectn of prsn and on overg prejudicial and discrimatory attus. Also, terventn should emphasize that homosexualy and bisexualy are normal, equal and morally acceptable exprsns of human sexualy.
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SERBIA: FOR GAYS, A GHETTO MORN EUROPE
LGBT Rights Serbia: homosexualy, gay marriage, gay adoptn, servg the ary, sexual orientatn discrimatn protectn, changg legal genr, donatg blood, age of nsent, and more. * serbia lgbt population *
The worldwi LGBTQ populatn by untry reports timate that approximately eight percent of the world intifi as homosexual, bisexual, or pansexual. It is timated that the younger generatns are more likely to be open about their sexualy, wh Generatn Z beg the most likely to be openly gay, bisexual, or asexual or pansexual. Millennials are the next most likely to be openly gay, and Baby Boomers are the least likely to report or intify as openly gay.
In 2011, one report dited that approximately 96.5 percent of the populatn was heterosexual, while the remar of the populatn reported, intified as homosexual or asexual.
BELGRA GAY GUI
In a global survey nducted 2023, three percent of rponnts clared to be homosexual, gay, or lbian. * serbia lgbt population *
More women than men reported as homosexual, while 19 percent of women reported as said they had at least one same-sex attractn their life. By 2020, a separate study found that 7.1 percent of the populatn intified as gay, and the remar intified as heterosexual.
Of those that do intify as LGBTQ, over 50 percent of them are bisexual and 24 percent are gay, while 11 percent are lbian. Compared to many untri, cludg Canada, Israel has a higher than average gay populatn when parg LGBTQ populatn by untry.
Beg LGBTI Serbia Report December 28, 2017 Across the Wtern Balkans, Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transsexual and Intersex (LGBTI) people are fightg for their rights to lead a normal life.
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Gay Marriage⚭✖ UnregnizedCensorship✔ No censorshipChangg Genr✔ Legal, surgery not requiredNon-bary genr regnn✖ Not legally regnizedEmployment Discrimatn✔ Sexual orientatn and genr intyHog Discrimatn✔ Sexual orientatn and genr intyMilary✖ Lbians, gays, bisexuals permted, transgenr people bannedDonatg Blood✖ Banned (6-month ferral)Conversn Therapy✖ Not banned.
By The Numbers82% of Orthodox Christians support the Church's posn on refg to perform same-sex marriagHistoryHomosexual activy Serbia? Lbians, gays, bisexuals permted, transgenr people banned only 26 untri allow transgenr Millary service, Serbia is unfortunately not of themBlood donatns by MSMs Serbia?