The BIH Pride March (BH. Povorka Ponosa, also called 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 September 2019. [1]
History
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 noon in Sarajevo, [4] but it was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [5] The second pride parade in Sarajevo therefore took place on 14 August 2021. [6]
Religious groups in Bosnia and Herzegovina condemned the BIH Pride March, and Bosniak political and religious groups organized rallies against the parade. [7] [8] [9] [10]
The third pride parade in Sarajevo was held on 25 June 2022 under the slogan "Family Gathering", with which the organizers pointed out the importance of family support for queer people. [11] About 1,000 citizens joined the procession, and the event itself was accompanied by strong security measures. [12] In addition to the organizers, the Prime Minister of Sarajevo Canton, Edin Forto, also sent a message from the meeting, saying that this is a protest of citizens for greater rights, referring to political and homophobic comments on social networks. [13]
The most recent parade took place on Saturday, 24 June 2023, with a theme was related to allyship and supporters, "Proud Together".
List of parades
| # | Year | Dates | Motto | Estimated attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2019 | 9 September | Door please! ("Ima izać'!") | 2,000 |
| 2020 | 23 August | No life within four walls ("Nije život četiri zida") | postponed | |
| 2nd | 2021 | 14 August | Resistance from the Margin ("Otpor sa margine") [14] | 300 [15] |
| 3rd | 2022 | 25 June [16] | Family gathering ("Porodično okupljanje") [17] | 1,000 |
| 4th | 2023 | 24 June | Proudly together ("Ponosno zajedno") [18] | 1,000 [19] |
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.
- ^ "Bosnian Religious Group to Protest Against Sarajevo LGBT Pride". 10 August 2021.
- ^ "Bosnians march in first Gay Pride under tight police protection". Reuters. 8 September 2019.
- ^ "Muslim community protests Sarajevo pride parade". YouTube.
- ^ "Bosnia Imam Thanks God for Virus Cancelling Pride March". 7 August 2020.
- ^ "U Sarajevu održana Povorka ponosa, bez incidenata". N1 (in Bosnian). 25 June 2022.
- ^ "Treća bh. povorka ponosa" (in Serbo-Croatian).
- ^ "U Sarajevu održana treća Bh. povorka ponosa, evo kako je sve izgledalo". www.klix.ba (in Croatian).
- ^ "Let us resist from the margins with the BH Pride March, in Sarajevo on the 14th of August | Povorka Ponosa".
- ^ "U Sarajevu održan LGBTI protest pod sloganom Otpor sa margine". www.faktor.ba (in Bosnian).
- ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com.
- ^ "Bh. povorka ponosa 2022: Dođite na porodično okupljanje gdje možete biti ono što jeste! | Povorka Ponosa".
- ^ "'Ponosno zajedno' građani na četvrtoj Povorci ponosa u Sarajevu". Radio Slobodna Evropa. 24 June 2023.
- ^ "The Fourth BH Pride Parade was held in Sarajevo". Sarajevo Times. 24 June 2023.