The following article is an excerpt from our latest printed Ecosprinter titled Reclaim Your Rights! – The Social Issue. We decided to bring you the articles from this edition in a digital form as well. by Liam McClelland It is widely accepted that the female contraceptive pill supported sexual freedom amongst women, enabling economic and…
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They have heard we are queers!
When does our vulnerability reach its highest point?! A question I had not thought about until 25th of August 2017. What hurts the most is thinking what’s worst, when pedestrians are violent towards you because of your gender expression or the fact that the police, who should be the last resort for seeking help, does…
Civil partnership for same sex couples in Hellas is here!
Image from Vice On the 8th of December 1974 the Hellenic government put the constitution of the country to a vote, establishing Hellas as a Parliamentary Democracy by June 1975. 41 years and 14 days later, the Hellenic Parliament votes for a historical legislation, which includes the civil partnership for same sex couples. During his…
Milán Rózsa, activist and beloved friend died
Photo of Milan Rozsa taken by Fekete Hajnal. The Hungarian activist community is mourning: one of our leading figures, a dominant fighter of the LGBTI equality movement has died in an apparent suicide aged just 26. He had been struggling with depression for some time. Milan Rozsa was one of the most…
Belgrade Pride- From Nowhere to No Place
After 3 years of being banned, and already having a pejorative image of “that thing that is traditionally canceled” Belgrade Pride (in further text Pride) happened on the 26th October 2014, without major incidents and with the presence of approximately seven thousand heavily armed policemen. Before the actual Pride itself, there was a “Pride Week”…
The Bosnian Spring: A Queer-Feminist Perspective
The fifth of February marked the beginning of the largest demonstration in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) since the end of the war. It is not only the extent of the protest that marks a profound caesura in the history of BiH but also the unprecedented consequences following: mass rampages, extensive arrests, the resignation of the…
The Commodification of Pride
If one visits a Pride Parade in Western Europe or Northern America these days, one cannot avoid the impression that most aggression to be met there lies in the marketing. Not unexpectedly, Pride Parades have not been able to escape the wave of ultra-commercialization that has swept almost all public manifestations. Nowadays, Pride Parades are…
Strong political support needed: Eastern European LGBT communities gain visibility
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans gender (transsexual and transvestite) people today claim a right to visibility, freedom of assembly and equality in the workplace in all European countries. Remarkable changes have occurred in the position of LGBT movements during recent years in many European countries. For instance in Moldova, Latvia, Turkey and Croatia LGBT organizations…
What is IGLYO?
IGLYO stands for the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Youth and Student Organisation. It was created in 1984 as a reaction to the need for better cooperation among regional, local or national LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender) youth and student organisations. Today the IGLYO network is an important LGBT youth meeting point in…