Serbian president cancels EuroPride celebration citing anti-LGBTQ+ threats
Serbia has announced that EuroPride will no longer take place in September. For 30 years, EuroPride has been lauded as the biggest Pride celebration in Europe.
Since 1992, the beloved event has been hosted in various metropolitan cities, including London, Madrid, Amsterdam, Berlin, Rome, Paris, and Manchester.
In addition to the traditional Pride format, the weeklong festival also includes larger-than-life opening and closing ceremonies, an HIV vigil, a human rights conference and an array of activities.
Back in 2019, Belgrade, Serbia, secured the coveted hosting duties of EuroPride after a landslide vote. “This event will be of substantial importance when it comes to promotion of the respect of human rights of the LGBTQ+ community and all citizens of Serbia,” said the country’s lesbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabić at the time.
