Novi Sad Pride (Serbian Cyrillic: Новосадска парада поноса, Hungarian: Újvidéki büszkeség felvonulás,) is a pride parade held in Novi Sad, second largest city in Serbia and administrative center of Vojvodina organized to celebrate the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people and their allies. The event, attended by city officials and members of diplomatic missions in Serbia, was organized for the first time in May 2019 at the central Republic Square.[1] Attended by around 200 people, 2019 pride was the first ever gay parade in Serbia to be held outside of Belgrade.[2] The first pride was organized as the end event of the Pride Week in Novi Sad.[1] It was organized on the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia.[3]

History

Local organization COME OUT was established in 2010 and it received its official office space in the city as a part of the 2019 Novi Sad European Youth Capital project with an aim to organize the first ever big scale Pride Parade by 2020.[4][5] However, it was never organized.

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References

  1. ^ a b n.a. (17 May 2019). "Novi Sad hosts first Pride Parade". N1 (TV channel). Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  2. ^ n.a. (17 May 2019). "Inaugural Gay-Pride Event Comes To Serbia's Second City". Radio Free Europe. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  3. ^ n.a. (17 May 2019). "Serbia's Novi Sad Holds First Gay-Pride Rally". Radio Free Europe. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  4. ^ Filip Kocevski (n.d.). "NOVI SAD GETS ITS FIRST LGBTI COMMUNITY CENTRE". ERA – LGBTI Equal Rights Association for Western Balkans and Turkey. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  5. ^ n.a. (25 April 2019). ""Новосадска недеља поноса" и први "Новосадски прајд" уз подршку Града". Radio Television of Vojvodina. Retrieved 18 June 2022.


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