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Lana Sutra by Erik Ravelo

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LGBTI Community in the Balkans Reports Widespread Violence and Discrimination by Mersina Xhemajli

PRISHTINA, KOSOVO – While Kosovo’s Constitution does not restrict its definition of marriage to the union between a man and a woman, same-sex couples are not recognized by law either. Article 24 prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation, but LGBTI advocates say social stigma is strong. Gay men and lesbians in Albania and Kosovo chose to hide their faces in these photos out of fear of violence and persecution.

(Mersina Xhemajli ©2011 )

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Two men in Kosovo show off a photo celebrating their relationship. Both refuse to show their faces for fear of persecution

(Mersina Xhemajli ©2011 /GPI)

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“Love knows no gender,” reads this graffiti in a local park in Tirana, Albania..

(Mersina Xhemajli ©2011 /GPI)

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Two Albanian women kiss publicly, a brave act of affection that some in the background applaud

(Mersina Xhemajli ©2011 /GPI)

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In Albania, homosexuality is often assumed to be a Western phenomenon. Doctors of Homophobia distributes informati
on about it

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Lesbians are more likely to hold hands in public in Kosovo than gay men

(Mersina Xhemajli ©2011 /GPI)

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Gay men arrange a clandestine meeting at a local children’s playground in Prishtina, Kosovo

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A transgender woman in Tirana has lived most of her life on the street. She says she has no rights or protection in her country

Mersina Xhemajli, Reporter The Global Press Institute ©2011, http://globalpressinstitute.org

Mersina Xhemajli´s biography at http://prosumerzen.net/external-editorial-partnerships-contributions/

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Euxeinos

Euxinos (Paolo Dealberti ©2005)

 

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