Sarajevo Pride
Sarajevo Pride, or Bosnian-Herzegovinian Pride, is the LGBT pride parade in the city of Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which first took place in 2019.[1]
The country's first pride parade was held on 9 September 2019 in Sarajevo.[2] An estimated 2,000 people marched in the first pride parade of Bosnia and Herzegovina, making the country the last former Yugoslav nation to hold a pride event.[3]
A second pride parade was supposed to take place on 23 August 2020, starting at 12:00h in Sarajevo,[4] but it was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] The third pride parade in Sarajevo took place on 14 August 2021.[6]
Sarajevo Pride History[]
Year | Dates | Motto | Theme | Estimated attendance |
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2019 | September 9 | Door please! ("Ima izać'!") | 2,000 | |
2020 (canceled) | August 23 | No life within four walls ("Nije život četiri zida") | ||
2021 | August 14 | Resistance from the Margin ("Otpor sa margine")[7] |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Lejla Huremović: Today we stop being invisible | Povorka Ponosa". Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ "Solidarno za slobodu – slobodu okupljanja, slobodu identiteta i slobodu ljubavi! | Povorka Ponosa". Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- ^ Mladen, Lakic (8 September 2019). "Bosnian Capital Hosts First-Ever Pride March". Balkan Insight. Sarajevo.
- ^ "The Second BiH Pride March Announced: Passing Through the Cities of Bosnia and Herzegovina because "No life within four walls" | Povorka Ponosa". Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ "Zbog koronavirusa odgođena druga Bh. povorka ponosa u Sarajevu". Klix.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- ^ L.K. (14 August 2021). "Uz suze, smijeh i pjesmu u Sarajevu uspješno okončana treća Bh. povorka ponosa" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "Let us resist from the margins with the BH Pride March, in Sarajevo on the 14th of August | Povorka Ponosa".
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Categories:
- Pride parades in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Recurring events established in 2019
- Culture in Sarajevo
- Annual events in Bosnia and Herzegovina