Thousands march in Belgrade against planned gay pride parade
Belgrade, Serbia Reuters Thousands of religious and right-wing activists marched through Serbia’s capital on Sunday calling for authorities to ban a gay pride march planned for next weekend. The protesters – who carried a massive Serbian flag – included groups who also shouted slogans backing Serbia’s long-term ally Russia, as well as nationalistic and far-right […]
Serbian Orthodox church head publicly supports EuroPride ban
Belgrade, Serbia AP The head of Serbia’s powerful Orthodox Church on Tuesday supported a ban on a pan-European LGBTQ event due to take place in Belgrade next week, saying that the topic has been “artificially imposed” and threatens traditional values in the Balkan country. The special video statement by Patriarch Porfirije comes amid a heated […]