Between September and November 2019, Mediacentar Sarajevo conducted a mini-survey on media coverage of LGBTIQ topics in Bosnia and Herzegovina and than asked LGBTIQ community members what they thought of media content related to the first Pride Parade in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Read the Lidija Pisker’s article from media.ba below. Between September and November this … Continued
For the eighth time in Sarajevo, from February 6th to 8th 2020, Sarajevo Open Centre will hold the international queer film festival Merlinka, which has been organized in Belgrade for the past eleven years with the idea of promoting films dealing with LGBTIQ+ topics. The eighth Merlinka in Sarajevo opens with a focus on personal … Continued
After a three-year break we are publishing Orange report, a report on the state of human rights of women in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The report covers issues related to violence against women, conflictrelated sexual violence, sexual and reproductive health rights, harmonizing private and work life and participation of women in politics, as well as position … Continued
The December 10th 1948 adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights brought back hope that the nations of the world can build a society of equal opportunity and ensure a dignified life and freedom for all. On December 10th 2019 in Bosnia-Herzegovina, this hope, along with many laws, strategies, and plans of action, remains … Continued
This half-day training gathered around 10 medical experts from the public health institutions – clinical centres, hospitals and health care institutes from Sarajevo, Tuzla, Goražde and Mostar. They presented to the participants urology and gynaecology perspectives in the process of transition of gender variant/ non-conforming, transgender and transexual persons, needs and experience, guidelines for protection of reproductive health of trans persons, as well as the experience of trans persons from BiH.
It’s hard to stay indifferent to mama Majda’s sincerity. She speaks in very simple language of her child’s outing, of transness, self-discovery, family relations, and challenges that enrich and unite. Author: Mirza Halilčević Mama Majda is approachable, joyful, and exceptionally strategic in her presentation. She happily agreed to speak for the LGBTI.ba portal so as … Continued
November 20th marks the Transgender Day of Remembrance, commemorating transgender persons killed due to transphobia and hatred. This Rememberance Day was started by activist Gwendolyn Ann Smith in 1999 in memory of Rita Hester, a trans woman who was brutally murdered in Boston a year prior, but also for all other persons killed due to … Continued
Sarajevo Open Centre is organizing a training session on November 30th for urologists and gynecologists on the topic “Medical aspects of gender reassignment: providing adequate, trans-specific and inclusive services and support for trans persons in the process of transition.” With this training session, we wish to open discussion and find support for further efforts toward … Continued
A training programme for the personal and activist empowerment of LGBTIQ persons, which lasted five days and took place on Jahorina, was completed yesterday. 14 participants listened to seven lecturers and participated in workshops about LGBTIQ history, activism, and culture, as well as human rights and discrimination, and were empowered in their activist and everyday … Continued
On November 8th and 9th, three events about gender equality in higher education took place at the University of Sarajevo’s Faculty of Law, organized by Sarajevo Open Centre and the Faculty of Law.