Can “low culture” and “camp” Eurovision help spread gay love in Serbia?
That’s what gay activists in the post-Soviet nation are hoping the song competition kicks of its semi-finals today.
…Activists now see the glitz, media attention and gay tourists coming to Serbia with the Eurovision Song Contest as a big chance to come out again, louder and more confident than before.
“There are no gay celebrities in Serbia, nobody’s out,” said Predrag Azdejkovic, one of a handful of openly gay Serbs. “Eurovision is so gay, so camp, it’ll be a shock to the system.”
Like so many other nations of its ilk, Serbia doesn’t boast the most inclusive culture. In fact, anti-gay gangs have vowed to attack gays who come to Belgrade for Eurovision.
So, why are these baddies so down on same-sex lovers? Overzealous, exclusionary nationalism, which will surely be no match for glitter and rainbows.
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Snoodle
Hmm…I dunno how this will turn out :s Hopefully well!
(However for now, Eurovision is pre-empting Doctor Who next weekend *glares*)
John
um.. Serbia is ex-yugoslavia, it was never part of the soviet union.
chandler in lasvegas
I want MORE Verka Serduchka!
Verka is genius!
Loushka
“There are no gay celebrities in Serbia, nobody’s out,â€
Uhmm… A link from 2004 says that the Serbian winner of last years contest is gay…
http://www.gay-serbia.com/press/2004/04-09-29-kurir-tata-ja-sam-lezbejka/index.jsp
I pretty much understand the title and the subtitle:”Dad, I am a lesbian!” “The singer Marija Serifovic admits her homosexuality.”