Belgrade Pride

[TanjaDe_Profund]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/10/10/serbia-gay-pride-parade-riots_n_757329.html

[TanjaDe_Profund]

http://www.youtube.com/user/mixbox2010#p/u/1/QwZ1r6tmV_8

[mikey3000]

Weren't the police involved to stop the anti-gay protesters?

[TanjaDe_Profund]

There were about 5000 policemen, but that wasn't enough.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11510594

[tenni]

I found these sentences interesting.

"Sunday's gay pride march was viewed as a major test for Serbia's government, which has pledged to protect human rights as it seeks European Union membership.

Right-wing groups broke up a gay march in 2001 and forced the cancellation of last year's event.

"This was undoubtedly a political message, an attempt to destabilize the country and this government," said political analyst Miljenko Dereta. "The rioters had political support.""

[Long Duck Dong]

Angry-rioters-clash-at-gay-pride-parade (http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/europe/4217589/Angry-rioters-clash-at-gay-pride-parade)

more info about what happened including some other interesting info

based around the info in the article, it was not just a anti gay protest.... the same group is responsible for other attacks....and it appears that hate groups are involved in this.......


( from the article )
Hospital officials said a group of young men attacked the headquarters of a women's human rights organisation early Sunday, injuring one activist. The Women in Black organisation said the men were looking for gays.

The same right-wing group set the embassy on fire during riots in 2008 to protest US support for Kosovo's independence

Right-wing groups say the gay events are contrary to Serbian family and religious values. Most of the rioters Sunday were young football fans whose groups have been infiltrated by neo-Nazi and other extremist organisations.

[darkeyes]

As Serbia struggles with the issue of human rights, of which gay rights is but one small part, there will continue to be such clashes.. that they are trying to allow people to be is should be applauded, and the fascists and bigots who would crush us condemned.. as with most European countries, Serbia will in time have a much more tolerant and accepting society.. it has not long emerged from the horrors of the Balkans conflicts for which it bears much responsibility, and from the Tito dictatorship which was hardly the most tolerant of regimes.. our thoughts are with those who fight for the rights of our kind wherever they be, the dangers they face and for the sacrifices they make.

Such clashes occur even in the most tolerant of nations, and as worldwide we struggle for our rights and often our existence wherever we see such prejudice and hatred we must send our support, and where possible lend our assistance..