Pride Parade held in Belgrade

The Commissioner for Protection of Equality along with a group of employees joined the Pride parade, which was held after three years of unsuccessful trials in September 2014. Much like previous years, a support was given to the organisation of all planned activities in the Pride Week, as well as the Parade itself. It was the chance to show readiness for the continuation of cooperation in the promotion of human rights and uprooting prejudice towards LGBT population, in collaboration with LGBT organisation and other CSOs, which gave a great contribution in the formation of a more tolerant society where the diversity of human identity is respected.

The realisation of the Pride Week represents a significant step towards the implementation of the rights of LGBT people to gathering and freedom of speech, but having in mind a great social distance and negative attitude towards LGBT population, it is necessary to undertake measures for overcoming prejudice, stereotypes and discriminatory attitudes towards sexual minorities, which would create the conditions for this manifestation to be held in future, without the need for security measures.

Belgrade Pride Parade was held on September 28th, and in the walk from the building of the Government of Serbia to the City hall of Belgrade, for the first time, along the head people of independent institutions in Serbia, were several ministers and the mayor with many foreign diplomats and public personas.

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