Pride Parade in Sarajevo on September 8th

SARAJEVO, (Patria) - The first Pride Parade will be held in Sarajevo on September 8th. The initiative to organize this event comes from the LGBTIQ community, from a group of activists from Prijedor, Banja Luka, Sarajevo, Bijeljina, Tuzla, and other parts of BiH.

Therefore, the first Pride Parade of the LGBTIQ community in BiH will be organized under the slogan Ima izaći! (There is a way out!), which is a common expression we can hear in public transport throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina.
At the same time, "coming out of the closet" (coming out) refers to LGBTIQ people expressing their sexual orientation, gender identity, and/or
specific characteristics to themselves or others.

"BiH is finally getting a Pride Parade, which is a protest against inequality and the violation of human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, intersex, and queer people. It represents a fight against violence
and demands equal access to public space, just as other citizens who have the opportunity to protest have," said Branko Ćulibrk, activist and member of the Organizing Committee of the BiH Pride Parade.

Activist and member of the Organizing Committee, Lejla Huremović, also addressed the conference, stating that the notification for the Pride Parade was submitted this morning to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of
Transport of Sarajevo Canton.