Being gay in croatia
LGBT Croatia, two steps forward and one step back
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A historic verdict by the Administrative Court of Zagreb grants queer couples the right to adopt. The progress, however, was immediately undermined by the Ministry of the Family, which announced an appeal
14/05/2021 - Giovanni Vale Zagreb
Two steps forward and one step advocate . When it comes to LGBT rights in Croatia, this seems to be the general trend: there is progress in the territory, but it is always accompanied by some backlash. The latest example came last week. On May 5, the Croatian association "Rainbow Families" (Dugine Obitelji) announced a "historic" verdict by the Administrative Court of Zagreb: for the first time, the judges backed the right to adopt for same-sex couples, paving the way for the achievement of complete equality between heterosexual and homosexual couples. But then the Ministry of Labor, Pensions, Family and Social Policies has announced an appeal, while over the weekend some ultras of the Rijeka football team published a video in which the rainbow flag hanging in front of the town hall is se
Surveys in Croatia acquire revealed a prevalence of resistance towards LGBTQ+ rights.
Survey results from 14 Homosexual Equaldex users who lived in or visited Croatia.
Perceived Safety*Absence of verbal harassmentAbsence of threats and violence*Survey results illustrate personal perceptions of safety and may not be indicative of current actual conditions.
Equal TreatmentTreatment by general publicTreatment by law enforcementTreatment by religious groups
Visibility & RepresentationRepresentation in entertainment
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History
Homosexual activity in Croatia
?Homosexual activity in Croatia is legal.
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Croatia is now as gay-friendly as the USA
According to a new survey, Croatia is now as gay-friendly as the USA. German-based Spartacus International Gay Reference released its 2019 figures ranking countries for their friendliness to gay people. Croatia was ranked in the ninth tier of countries, with the identical joint scoring as the USA, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Thailand, Cuba and Bermuda.
The gay-friendly travel index was constructed using a big series of criteria. Countries were awarded a scoring based on a compilation of factors such as if they had anti-discrimination legislation, same-sex marriage or civil partnerships, adoption and transgender rights and an equal age of permission. Countries lost points if they held anti-gay laws, if homosexuality was illegal, if Gay Pride marches were banned, if locals were hostile to queer people and if religion intruded on freedom of sexuality.
The countries that were most friendly to queer people were Sweden, Canada and Portugal. In the second tier of countries were Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Spain and the United Kingdom. All of the countries which were ranked highest were
LGBTQ Travel Safety in Croatia: 39th Most Popular Nation in the World
LGBTQ Commute Safety in Croatia
The investigate has been conducted by Asher and Lyric Fergusson, an Australian-American married couple, who write and perform the research studies on topics that help travelers to travel safely. They have now taken an in-depth look at Diverse rights, country by nation, reviewed individual laws and gathered data from various trusted international sources to create the definitive “LGBTQ+ Tour Safety Index” that shows safest, as well as least safe countries for LGBTQ+ travel.
After more than 250 hours of explore, they made a list of 150 most (and least) popular countries, where Croatia took 39th place. We reviewed the facts brought out about Croatia and added some useful information about LGBTQ+ communities in Croatia.
Croatia in the first third of leading countries for LGBTQ+ safety
In a comprehensive overview, researchers listed 150 countries from worst to best regarding travel safety for LGBTQ members. The criteria according to which they made a list consists of ten critical factors:
- Legalized lgbtq+ marriages
- Worker protections
- Discrimination protect
The State of LGBTQ Rights in Croatia
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Before we can delve into the subject of LGBTQ rights, I should probably define this acronym as the terminology changes quickly and is often a source of confusion. LGBTQ stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, non-binary, and queer. It is a blanket term that does not cover all of the diversity within human sexuality and gender identity but serves as a helpful tool when discussing issues concerning people who do not tumble into certain societal norms.
Now that we’ve gotten that out of the way, let’s dive into the historical context. As in many countries, the history around LGBTQ communities in Croatia is complex and far-reaching. Under the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, male homosexual acts were classified as a criminal offence and homosexuals were heavily repressed by the state. This directive lasted until 1977, when Croatia adopted its own penal code, aligning its laws to reflect the position of the Croatian Medical Chamber, which had removed homosexuality from its list of mental disorders four years prior. Since then, conditions for LGBTQ people in Croatia have behind albeit tremulously improved.
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