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Serbian official: Bishop must apologize to gays

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 06:00:27 +0000

(Belgrade, Serbia) A Serbian human rights official said Saturday a hardline Orthodox Church bishop must publicly apologize for the anti-gay remarks he made after last year’s pride march that(...)

Clinton praises Serb police for gay parade

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 11:00:51 +0000

(Belgrade, Serbia) U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Tuesday praised Serbian police for protecting a weekend gay pride march from attacks, as prosecutors opened a criminal(...)

Monday Watercooler: Eminem comes to his own defense

James Withers — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 15:17:51 +0000

The Paladino bigotry just keeps giving. Carl Paladino, the mouth of Buffalo, let it be known yesterday that if he gets elected as governor same sex marriage and civil unions will never get his(...)

Serbia: Anti-gay riots send wrong message to EU

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 15:00:22 +0000

(Belgrade, Serbia) A European Union official says violent anti-gay riots in Serbia could hurt the Balkan country’s bid to join the bloc.

Police on Sunday clashed with thousands of far-right(...)

120 hurt during Serbia gay pride riot

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 14:04:02 +0000

(Belgrade, Serbia) Serbian riot police fought running battles on Sunday with hundreds of far-right supporters who hurled Molotov cocktails and stun grenades to try disrupt a gay pride march in(...)

1st Serbian gay pride march in years planned

Jennifer Vanasco — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:28:01 +0000

(Belgrade, Serbia) Organizers are planning Serbia’s first gay pride march in nearly a decade next month – after the one last year was canceled amid threats of violence by extremists.

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Serbia gay groups to ask Orthodox Church’s help to curb anti-gay violence

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:30:21 +0000

(Belgrade, Serbia) A Serbian gay group has asked to meet with the head of the Serbian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Irinej, to seek his help in curbing anti-gay violence.

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Organizers cancel Serbia’s gay pride march

Jennifer Vanasco — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:31:38 +0000

(Belgrade, Serbia) Organizers have canceled Serbia’s gay pride march after authorities said they could not guarantee protection for the event from extremist groups.

The gathering was to be(...)

Serbian lawmakers pass anti-discrimination law

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 20:30:05 +0000

(Belgrade, Serbia) Serbian lawmakers narrowly gave final approval Thursday to an anti-discrimination law that is part of pro-Western reforms but was strongly opposed by the Serbian Orthodox(...)

Thugs storm Serb LGBT news conference

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 19:32:11 +0000

(Belgrade) A news conference by a Serbian LGBT rights group in Kragujevac, south of Belgrade, was disrupted by six unidentified men who smashed the plate glass front door of a cultural center(...)