SLOBODAN RANDJELOVIC @ CENTER ON HALSTED

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SLOBODAN RANDJELOVIC @ CENTER ON HALSTED

February 25th, 2019 by fstop

SLOBODAN RANDJELOVIC – LIVES IN TRANSITION: LGBTQ SERBIA
March 1 – April 7, 2019

Opening Reception and Book Signing: Friday, March 1, 6-8pm

“In June 2001, Serbia witnessed its first LGBTQ pride march in history in Belgrade’s central square. It was a short-lived march, as an ultranationalist mob quickly descended on the participants, chanting anti-LGBTQ slurs and injuring dozens. For years afterward, fear of violence prevented further marches, and when, in October 2010, the next pride march finally went ahead, it again turned violent as anti-LGBTQ rioters, firing shots and hurling petrol bombs, fought the police. It was only in 2014 that a pride march was held uninterrupted, albeit under heavy police protection.

Lives in Transition: LGBTQ Serbia by Serbian born photographer Slobodan Randjelovic is a powerful portrait of a community battling homophobia and transphobia in Serbia. The book captures the struggles and successes of 20 LGBTQ people living throughout Serbia-a conservative, religious country where, despite semi-progressive LGBTQ protection laws, discrimination fueled by religious authorities and right-wing political parties remains deeply entrenched. In a country where lack of employment opportunities and hostile families frequently drive queer people into poverty and isolation, these individuals have struggled to build a community that offers solace, protection, and even joy”

CENTER ON HALSTED
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
3656 N Halsted, Chicago, IL 60613

Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States Type: Exhibition

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