Bosnia and Herzegovina

This is what Pride looks like in Sarajevo. Previous events have ended in unrest, due to opposition by fundamentalist Christian and Muslim groups as well as nationalist groups. Things were different this time.

Asked if she had any regrets about her transition, she replied: “God, no. I was like: ‘Throw it away.'”

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Police are being criticized for failing to provide adequate security for a gay film festival in Sarajevo that was attacked by a dozen masked men.

SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina — The House of Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) on Thursday adopted a bill criminalizing incitement to hate crime inclusive of of gender identity and sexual orientation.

A retired U.S. general has apologized for saying that Dutch troops failed to prevent the Srebrenica massacre because openly gay soldiers were included in their UN peace-keeping force. In testimony at a Senate hearing on March 18 on the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, Ret. Gen. John J. Sheehan said that the liberalization of […]

A retired U.S. general has told senators that the Dutch policy of allowing gays to serve openly in its military was partly to blame for its failure to prevent the 1995 Srebrenica massacre. In testimony […]