Coming out in Croatia.Facing harassment Ask a Lawyer Question Country: United States of America State: Nevada I recently moved to nev.from abut have been going back to ca. every 2 to 3 weeks for med. , discrimination, and physical violence, gays and lesbians in the conservative country of Croatia often stay in the closet. But on October 11--National Coming Out Day in the United States--1,200 gay Croatians and their allies decided they had had enough. They took out an ad in the nation's daily newspapers. Under the headline "I don't want to hide anymore!" all 1,200 signed their first names and identified themselves as either gay, lesbian, bisexual bisexual /bi·sex·u·al/ (-sek´shoo-al) 1. pertaining to or characterized by bisexuality. 2. an individual exhibiting bisexuality. 3. pertaining to or characterized by hermaphroditism. 4. , transsexual trans·sex·u·al n. A person who strongly identifies with the opposite gender and who chooses to live as a member of the opposite gender or to become one by surgery. adj. 1. Of or relating to such a person. 2. , queer, or heterosexual. The first annual gay pride parade A gay pride parade or LGBT pride parade is part of a festival or ceremony held by the LGBT community of a city to commemorate the struggle for LGBT rights and pride. in the predominantly Catholic country five years ago was marred by violence and a heavy police presence, but opposition at such events has weakened over the years. |
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