There are so many things that were thought to get into this series of pages called blog and never succeeded because of my lazyness...or maybe because of my bad memory...so many times happened that I thought that those few thoughts I have had on the streets, should have been put on the blog...but then, back home, they were not clear enough anymore or not there...well, the difference between confusion and not remembering could be also considered debatable...no?
I read a couple of days ago, maybe more, an article on the TAZ that talked about the (depressing) condition of many gay-lesbian communities in many Eastern European Countries. The article described the gloomy and intollerant environment that surrounds them in Moscow and in Warsaw, in Bratislava and in Belgrade, apparently with the only exception of Prague. Being hit when they demonstrate or try to gather in public places, not considered 100% believers or citizens with their rights both by the Catholic (Poland) and the Orthodox (Russia) Church, it is such a unacceptable condition for them.
A sad story that has more to do with ignorance and a very slow and problematic development of the civil society, probably. So sad...
Few days ago a few european politicians demonstrated in Russia together with some activists of the local gay-lesbian community...what they got for sure was to be beaten by the police and to be brought to the police station where few have been arrested. Have a look.
Half of the states that were in the list of the TAZ article are at least since 5 months members of the EU...this problem has less to do with the sexual tastes of people and much more to do with the rights of every citizen of this as-a-paradise-described EU...have a look on the web, there is some stuff to read.
By the way: I have found a bycicle, I have probably found a non-paid internship for the summertime and I am so in love with the city where I live.
Hope you are all doing all right.
Take care.
2 comments:
Hey!At last new blog from you! Great:)
About the things going on in Belgrade with gay-lesbian community: there was a try of Pride Parade few years ago. I was out of Belgrade in that moment, but I saw how it was on TV and read about it in papers and saw some clips on youtoube. Comment-it`s hard to give one. In Serbia one of the biggest problem (not just about this)is that young people are isolated from the rest of the Europe(80% of students were NEVER out of our coutry!!! because of visas and very high requests Europe gave us to get turist visa and to visit EU). So, there is a raise of nationalistic way of thinking which has the big influence on looking at homosexuals as "unnormal" people, because "normal" Serbian guy is macho-guy, with "mail atributes". In his mind beeing gay is "desease" and those are people who are "product of sick Europe". I don`t say that all people in Serbia think like that, I know that there are more openminded people than those "macho" guys, but you will not see that big percent of people on TV, because those "machoSerbians" are much more interesting to medias.And church - there is a big influence of church in my country, especcialy in last 15 years, and according to Orthodox (as to Catholic or Islam) it`s not normal to be gay, so that`s it!But if you take a look at that clip on youtube, you`ll see that other people on the streets are not reacting the same way as those long-beard "real" Serbians who came down the hills and ONE preast.
Truth is that Balkans will never be like Europe in the way of looking at gay and lesbian people.. It`s very difficult to explain those things about Serbia...but the truth is that if young people from my country could travel more, they way of thinking will change and their mind will be more opened.I don`t think that in Serbia problem with gay people is conected that much with the church, but with closed, "oldfashioned" point of young people view.
So, we`ll see...Hope that soon those 80% of students will get their chance :)
You are right, dear Ana...these reactions are so much connected with ignorance and the feeling of isolation.
What is still striking, is that in some other countries that are not so "disconnected" from Europe the reactions are similar.
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