Montenegro Pride: Five years since first march with violent anti-gay protests

Over 200 people marched in Montenegro Pride this weekend (23 September) asking for zero tolerance to violence against LGBTI people.

Since the first Pride event five years ago, this year’s protest was a welcome change for attendees.

Montenegro Pride in 2013 saw the small group of LGBTI people attacked by hundreds of anti-gay protestors.

Extremists screamed ‘kill the gays’ as they threw stones and bottles at Pride marchers.

But five years on and attendance in Montenegro Pride increased but there’s still work to do, according to activists.

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Activists called for an end to violence against LGBTI people and an increase in human rights.

Although homosexuality for both men and women was decriminalized in 1977, social stigma still forces Montenegrins to hide away. A recent survey in the country found 71% think homosexuality is a disease.

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