The X Network and the LGBTQ+ population

A daily flood of hate

If this year's Pride were to be compared to those of a decade or more ago, a big improvement would be that no one was beaten, that there were no major attacks on participants or the police, and, ultimately, that Pride took place at all. On the other hand, if you look at the atmosphere on social networks, which over the years have become a significant part of the average person's life and an indicator of social mood and attitudes, the road to tolerance and acceptance is long.

LGBTQ+ population targeted by the right wing

Hate on social media

Before this year's Belgrade Pride, "Vreme" investigated how the extreme right wrote about this event on its Telegram channels and X profiles. Parade of "perverted freaks", "parade of sick people", "parade of degenerates", "fag parade", "satanic parade", "parade of shame" are just some of the colorful names that have been called the Pride Parade on social networks

Gruzija

Georgia's ruling party has proposed an amendment to the constitution to limit the rights of LGBTQ+ people, which is against EU principles

Despite efforts to join the European Union, Georgian society is conservative. Critics accuse the Prime Minister of Georgia of wanting to bring his country closer to Russia

The World

Vatican: Trans people can be baptized in the church and be godparents

In response to the question of whether transsexuals can be baptized, the doctrinal office said they can, under certain conditions and as long as "there is no risk of causing public scandal or disorientation among the faithful."

The World

Protecting LGBTQ rights in India, but without same-sex communities

Chief Justice DI Chandrahud called queerness a "natural phenomenon" and ordered the government to ensure that "the queer community is not discriminated against because of their gender identity or sexual orientation."

The World

Germans will be able to change their gender every year

There is practically no age limit. Children under 14 can request an official change of biological status with parental consent. Young people between the ages of 14 and 18 can register a new gender even without their parents' consent, that is, despite their parents' prohibition

Human rights

Putin's Fight Against 'Gay Propaganda' Part Two: Sex-Reassignment Ban Law

The law banning gender reassignment is in force in Russia, and transgender people face a number of other restrictions

Human rights

Gender reassignment surgery is prohibited in Russia

The Russian Duma has approved a draft law that will ban gender reassignment surgeries as well as gender changes in state documents. The approval of the Upper House of Parliament and President Vladimir Putin is now required

Human rights

In bookstores in Hungary, LGBTQ books wrapped in plastic so people wouldn't read them

Libri, which is also the largest publisher in the country, informed by email that the plastic packaging began at the request of the consumer protection authority to accompany the controversial "child protection law" that came into force in 2021.

Pride Parade 2022

The great colorful conspiracy

And what if all this is really because of Kosovo? Did Vučić lose control over the right or did Europride serve as a convenient tool of trade? In the political matchmaking that has reigned here for a long time, it is easy to imagine the president calculating on the blackboard and writing with a marker: I will give Kosovo to Europe, but to calm these people here, I will ban Europride

News

The ban on Europride: A step back

As the European Court of Human Rights has repeatedly made clear, and as the Assembly of the Council of Europe reiterated in January, Pride is not the problem - the ban is. The authorities must actively support such events and enable them to be held safely, said PSSE rapporteur on the rights of the LGBTI community, Christophe Lacroix.