Croatia Gay and Lesbian Rights

Croatia gay and lesbian rights organization

Croatia gay scene has been radically changed in past couple of years. If you ask me if Croatia is gay or lesbian friendly country, the answer will be. Still not enough.

If you are a gay, my advice is not to show it openly, specially not in some parts of the country where some old communist prejudice towards the homosexuality is still present. Today Croatia is safe as any other country if not even more. It is very unlikely that you will experience any kind of violence. Crime level is very low and you will feel perfectly safe.

There are three organizations working for lesbian and gay rights in Croatia: Iskorak (in English means a step forward ) - the national gay and lesbian rights organization, is the largest organization in Croatia and gathers people of all sexual orientations. Iskorak also has a local branch in Osijek city. The head-office is located in Zagreb. Kontra is a lesbian organization in Zagreb and Lori is another local lesbian organization situated in Rijeka city.

Gay and Lesbian Events
Iskorak and Kontra organize the annual Zagreb Pride, which starts with the Pride Week and ends with the annual Zagreb Pride March through the streets of Zagreb on the last Saturday in June. Zagreb Pride is a political manifestation as well as a cultural event. During the Pride Week visitors can participate in discussions, forums and workshops as well as enjoying exhibitions, film evenings and parties. Zagreb Pride has been organised since year 2001.

The Queer Zagreb festival is an April cultural festival which celebrates queer identities through art, theory and activism. The festival, which is the largest festival of this type in East and Central Europe, has been organised since year 2003. Both festivals [Queer Zagreb and Zagreb Pride] attract local people as well as LGBT people from all around the globe.

On December 1, the World AIDS day, different activities are organised by the LGBT organisations in Zagreb, Rijeka and Osijek. Local parties and other events are regularly organised during the year by different organisations and branches. This information is taken from Globalgayz.

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