THE ROAD past INTOLERANCE

bUZIa march against homophobia

1990 democracy comes to power and majority of political parties signs the declaration The right to be different

1991 Republic of Slovenia declares independence

1992 Slovenian spring’s enthusiastic blooming saws off gays and lesbians as dry and dead branches on the living tree of life

1993 the constitutional court denies gays and lesbians the right to marry

1994 at 10th anniversary of movement, lesbians and gays are evicted from the Ljubljana Castle

1995 newspaper Delo equalizes homosexuals and rapists

1996 Ministry of Culture banters Gay and Lesbian Film Festival

1997 “I believe that in homosexual relationships sex actually ceases to be the language of love.” (dr. Tone Mlinar, professor of Teological Faculty)

1998 Students’ Organization of the University of Ljubljana tries to abolish gay and lesbian Roza disco

1999 the goverment continues to decrease funding of gay and lesbian projects

2000 police violence in gay and lesbian club

2001 the right to motherhood is taken away from lesbians

2001 gays are banned from entering Galerija Café

2001 the country celebrates the tenth anniversary of independence

2005 Slovenia as the first country in the world ultimately unroots homosexuality

2005 the Dutch government grants asylum to 4233 citizens of Iran, 1266 citizens of Afghanistan and 165 citizens of Slovenia

THE ROAD past INTOLERANCE

a march against homophobia

Friday, July 6, 2001, at 5 p.m. in front of Škuc Gallery, Stari trg 21, Ljubljana

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