Queer Montenegro
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 Montenegro Pride 2013 logo | |
| Formation | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Type | Non-governmental organization |
| Legal status | NGO |
| Purpose | LGBT social movements, Civil and political rights |
| Headquarters | Podgorica |
Region served | Montenegro |
| Danijel Kalezić | |
| Affiliations | Asocijacija Spektra |
| Website | queermontenegro |
The Montenegrin LGBTIQ Association Queer Montenegro is a non-governmental organization established in October 2012, and registered in March 2013 in Podgorica.[1] Queer Montenegro consists of longtime activists for human rights, and professionals from various fields of social life and different specialties.[2]
Montenegro Pride
Queer Montenegro emerged from informal LGBTIQ+ group Queer Brigade, noted for its striking performances in the field of human rights in Montenegro.[3] The organization was formed out of a desire to find new ways to protect the human rights of LGBTIQ+ people. In particular, they seek to identify and solve issues that LGBTIQ+ people, as well as their friends and family, face.
In May 2023, Queer Montenegro, along with Asocijacija Spektra and other LGBTIQ+ groups in Montenegro, refused to meet with the Minister for Human and Minority Rights, Fatmir Gjeka, in response to his failure to make progress on LGBTQ initiatives.[4] The next month, in June 2023, Queer Montenegro and these other groups met with president Jakov Milatović, after which Milatović stressed the need for the government to support LGBTIQ+ people.[5][6]
On October 20, 2013, Queer Montenegro organized the first Montenegrin pride parade, held in Podgorica.[7][8] Following that, they have continued to hold parades in Podgorica annually, with their 10th pride parade being run in September, 2023.[9]
Asocijacija Spektra
In 2017, the organization Asocijacija Spektra was founded by members of the informal "Transovci" group within Queer Montenegro, focusing on the intersection between queer rights and feminism.[10][11]