Being afraid to come out in a country that just elected a lesbian prime minister
"If I came out, I would lose my job."
Ivan is a primary school teacher in a village outside Serbia's capital Belgrade. His sexual identity would not be accepted by his colleagues or the parents of his pupils. This is a troubling sign of the everyday discrimination LGBTQ people face every day, especially considering that the country's new leader is a lesbian woman.
Far from marking the dawn of a new era, the election of Ana Brnabič as Prime Minister has triggered a discussion about Serbia's deep-seated homophobia and the role she plays in perpetuating this. Read more...
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Being afraid to come out in a country that just elected a lesbian prime minister
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Wednesday, August 09, 2017
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