Report on Hate-Motivated Incidents Against LGBT+ Persons in Serbia for the Period of 2017-2021 Published: 1 November 2021 Report In addition to detailing instances of hate-motivated incidents against LGBT+ people in Serbia between 2017 and 2020, this report also provides a legal and social context for the Serbian judicial system's treatment of these issues (or lack thereof). pdf
Same-sex Partnerships in the Region Published: 29 June 2021 With this series of analytical articles, the Heinrich Böll Foundation wishes to tackle the process of adopting laws on same-sex partnerships in the region and its timeline, as well as the experiences noticed by civil society organizations that shared their observations for this dossier.
Will you marry me? – I don’t know! Published: 18 June 2021 Can two people of the same sex get married in Kosovo? – The never-ending question that continues to raise dust for years on end. In principle, the right to marry and have a family is protected and guaranteed by contemporary constitutions as a fundamental right for everyone. The Constitution of Kosovo is no exception in this regard, explicitly or implicitly recognizing same-sex marriages. By Yll Rrahmani
Same-sex partnerships in Montenegro - love outside the system Published: 11 June 2021 Today’s Montenegro, has slowly started to understand and accept diversity, outside of what is traditionally seen as a “minority” - religious, national, ethnic, etc. Thus, talk about LGBT people began picking up pace slowly and quietly as early as 2002, at first within institutions of the system, under the influence of reform processes and the international community. By John Maximillian Barac
An Uncertain Step Toward Marriage Equality Published: 3 June 2021 At the beginning of the 2010s, the queer movement in Serbia started its race for marriage equality. The deadline set by the state for this was the last quarter of 2017. However, not only was the Draft of the Law on Same-Sex Partnerships not compiled until this year, but not a single activity has been initiated by the competent authorities which would have resulted in awareness-raising among the general public on the necessity of regulating this issue. By Miloš Kovačević
“Tolerant? We’re Tolerant” - A Cinematic Intervention Published: 14 May 2014 Who tolerates whom? Who is "we" and who are "the others"? How private or public can/must love be lived? A Cinematic Intervention by director Angelina Maccarone and writer Carolin Emcke on equal rights for LGBTI.
Anne Klein Women’s Award 2013: Lepa Mlađenović, Serbian Women’s and Human Rights Activist Published: 6 December 2012 Lepa Mlađenović is the winner of the Heinrich Böll Foundation’s Anne Klein Women’s Award. The award ceremony will take place in Berlin on 1 March 2013. The prize money is 10.000 €.