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Thousands of Serbians protest upcoming LGBTQ Pride parade for the second time
Protesters carried Russian flags and portraits of Vladimir Putin.
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Thousands take to streets in Serbia to protest LGBTQ rights as president tries to cancel EuroPride
The EuroPride celebration was to take place September 12-18.
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Surgeons successfully performed a testicle transplant. The procedure could help trans men one day.
The procedure was successful – but it could raise legal questions about paternity.
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Serbian police cordon off central Belgrade to protect pride march
Serbia has since sought to boost gay rights as part of its bid to join the European Union.
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Serbia LGBT pride march takes place undisturbed as riot police stand guard
BELGRADE, Serbia — Waving rainbow-colored flags, several hundred gay activists proceeded undisturbed through downtown Belgrade on Sunday thanks to the protection of thousands of riot police. The march advanced for only several hundred meters through the empty Belgrade streets where shops were closed and public transport was stopped….
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Head of Serbia church denounces planned gay pride march
BELGRADE, Serbia — The head of Serbia’s influential Christian Orthodox church on Tuesday denounced a gay pride march planned for the weekend, adding to tensions over the event, which has faced threats from extremists. Patriarch Irinej said in a statement that the “shameless” event casts a moral shadow on Serbia — a conservative …
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Brutal attack leaves German gay rights activist with life-threatening injuries
BELGRADE, Serbia — A German man who took part in a gay rights conference suffered life-threatening brain injuries when he was severely beaten in downtown Belgrade on Saturday, Serbian police and gay activists said. The identity of the 27-year-old man has not been released. Jovanka Todorovic, from the Labris gay and lesbian group,
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Serbian government orders cancellation of Sunday’s Belgrade Pride events
BELGRADE, Serbia — Fearing a repeat of last year’s violence in the Serbian Capital, authorities have banned Sunday’s planned LGBT pride parade and all related public activities.
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Gay rights march in Belgrade triggers riots, anti-gay violence
A gay rights parade in the Serbian capital of Belgrade erupted in violence Sunday as thousands of police deployed to protect the marchers clashed with gangs of anti-gay protesters, sparking riots, injuries and arrests. Protesters chanting “death to homosexuals!” hurled bricks, stones, glass bottles and stun grenades at riot police. Police responded by firing tear […]