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: PARADA PONOSA 2008 – I FEEL SLOVENIA

Izjava za javnost - 23. junij 2008

V soboto, 21. junija 2008, se je v Ljubljani odvijala 8. Parada ponosa s sloganom »I feel Slovenia« (Čutim Slovenijo). S sloganom smo želeli pokazati, da lezbijke, geji, biseksualne in transpolne osebe Slovenije ne čutimo tako čuteče, sočutne, ljubeče in optimistične, kot obljubljajo oblastniki ampak, da pogostokrat čutimo tudi diskriminacijo, homofobijo, nasilje, transfobijo, bifobijo, neenakost in iz tega izhajajoč molk in strah. Dogodki po uradnem delu parade ponosa so to samo potrdili.

Po zaključku osrednjega dogodka na Prešernovem trgu in kasneje v bližini kluba K4 je bilo fizično napadenih pet posameznikov. Prvi napad se je zgodil na Tavčarjevi, takoj po zaključku manifestacije na Prešernovem trgu. Dva fanta sta žrtev porinila ob avto, eden pa ji je zadajal udarce v obraz. Med napadom sta vpila »Prekleti pedri!« in mu s telesa strgala uradno majico letošnje Parade ponosa. Drugi napad se je zgodil kmalu za tem na Ilirski ulici, ko so trije fantje pritekli in vpili: »Ta ima tisto majico! Peder je!«, žrtev napada so nato zbili na tla in jo brcali v glavo, poleg pa so kričali »Prekleti peder,« in mu prav tako strgali majico parade ponosa s telesa. V dveh napadih, ki sta se zgodila v bližini kluba K4 je bil v prvem primeru napaden eden, v drugem, pa dva posameznika. V drugem primeru ju je skupina fantov zbila na tla. Enega od njiju so brcali v glavo, tako da mu je začela teči kri iz nosa. Spet so med napadom kričali »Prekleta pedra!«

Nasilna dejanja nad geji, lezbijkami, biseksualnimi in transspolnimi osebami so v zadnjih letih v porastu. O njih pa ne izvemo veliko, ker posamezniki, ne želijo izpostaviti homofobni element napada in se bojijo izpostaviti. Poleg tega tudi sami geji in lezbijke ne vedo, da morajo nasilje izpostaviti kot homofobno, ker je kot tako tudi drugače opredeljeno in se drugače preganja.

Policijo in tožilstvo pozivamo naj preiščejo homofobne napade, najdejo storilce in jih obtožijo. Poudarjamo, da so napadi še posebno težki, ker so napadi iz sovraštva. Od reševanja teh in preteklih primerov je odvisno, kakšno bo sporočilo napadalcem. Moramo jim sporočiti, da so takšna sovražna dejanja absolutno nedopustna, še posebno strogo preganjana in kaznovana.

Pozivamo vse institucije, predsednika države Danila Türka, premiera Janeza Janšo, predsednika državnega zbora Franceta Cukjatija, župana Mestne občine Ljubljana Zorana Jankoviča in ostale, da napade ostro obsodijo in odgovorijo na naslednja vprašanja.

Predsedniku države Danilu Türku:
Katere ukrepe predlagate, da se tovrstno nasilje ne bo več ponavljalo?
Kako se spopasti s naraščajočo homofobijo v družbi?

Premieru Janezu Janši:
Kako nameravate zagotoviti varnost vseh, ki prebivajo v Sloveniji?
Katere konkretne sistemske ukrepe boste predlagali in izvedli, da bi se v družbi zmanjšala raven vseh nestrpnosti in nasilja, vključno s homofobijo?
Kaj boste storili, da bo policija znala razpoznati homofobno nasilje in ga kot takega tudi učinkovito preganjala?

Predsedniku državnega zbora Francetu Cukjatiju:
Raven sovražnega govora v državnem zboru do istospolno usmerjenih je, kot smo lahko slišali v številnih parlamentarnih razpravah, visoka. Prepričani smo, da to vpliva na homofobijo v družbi, kot tudi na pojavljanje homofobnih napadov. Kako nameravate ukrepati, da se sovražni govor v parlamentu ne bo ponavljal?

Županu Mestne občine Ljubljana Zoranu Jankoviću:
Kako boste zagotovili, da se tovrstni napadi ne bodo več ponavljali?
Kaj boste storili, da bo Ljubljana res tako prijazno, strpno in varno mesto, kot ste nam povedali na Paradi ponosa?

Pozivamo vse k konkretnim akcijam za preprečevanje sovražnosti in nasilja. Prvi korak je lahko podpis peticije proti homofobiji na naslovu:
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/homofobija08/.

Organizacijski odbor Parade ponosa 2008

Kontaktne informacije:
http://www.ljubljanapride.org
ljubljana.pride@gmail.com
GSM: 041 562 375

: LJUBLJANA PRIDE PARADE 2008 – I FEEL SLOVENIA

Press release - June 23, 2008

The 8th Ljubljana Gay Pride took place on Saturday, June 21 2008, under the slogan “I feel Slovenia”. With the slogan, we wanted to show that lesbian, gays, bisexuals and transgenders in Slovenia do not feel Slovenia as emotional, compassionate, kind, loving and optimistic as depicted by the government. We often also feel discrimination, homophobia, violence, transphobia, biphobia, inequality and consequently silence and fear. The events which occurred after the official part of the pride unfortunately confirmed this.

After the central event at Prešeren Square, and later on in the vicinity of K4 Club, five individuals were physically assaulted. The first incident happened in Tavčarjeva Street, immediately after the closing event at the Prešeren Square. Two guys pushed the victim against the car, and one blew a strike into his face. They were yelling “Fucking’ faggots!” during the attack, and ripped off the official Ljubljana Pride T-shirt. The second assault followed shortly afterwards at Ilirska street where three men ran down the street, yelling “He has that shirt. He’s a faggot!” They knocked the second victim on the ground, kicked him in the head. They were shouting “Fucking faggot” as they ripped his T-shirt off of him. There were also two incidents which happened near the K4 Club, in the first one individual was attacked, and in the second, two people were assaulted. In the latter case, a group of younger men knocked a couple down They were kicking one of them so he started bleeding from his nose. They were shouting “Damned faggots,” as they were kicking him.

Violent hate crimes over gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgenders are on the rise in the last years. We do not hear much about them, as the victims do not want to stress the homophobic element of the attack, and are afraid to publicise the attack. Gays and lesbians themselves are also not aware that they have to specifically point out that the violence is homophobic, so it is defined and also persecuted differently.

We call upon Slovenian Police and Prosecutor General to investigate these homophobic attacks, find the perpetrators, and charge them. We are highlighting the severity of these attacks, since they are hater crimes. The message to the perpetrators depends on the outcomes of these and past cases. We have to let them know that such hate acts will absolutely not be tolerated, and will be severely persecuted and punished.

We call upon all institutions, the President of Slovenia Mr Danilo Türk, the Prime Minister of Slovenia Mr Janez Janša, the President of the National Assembly Mr France Cukjati, the Mayor of Ljubljana Mr Zoran Janković and others to publicly condemn the attacks, and answer the following questions:

The President of Slovenia, Mr Danilo Türk:
Which measures do you propose to stop such violence?
How should the increased homophobia in the society be dealt with?

The Prime Minister of Slovenia, Mr Janez Janša:
How do you plan to ensure safety of people living in Slovenia?
Which concrete systematic effects will you propose and carry out to reduce the level of intolerance in our society, including homophobia?
What will you do so the Police will be able to identify homophobic violence and efficiently persecute it as such?

The President of the National Assembly, Mr France Cukjati:
The level of hate speech in the Parliament towards gays and lesbians, as is could be seen in several parliamentary debates, is high. We are certain that this affects homophobia in society, and also homophobic attacks. What are you planning to do to eliminate hate speech from the Parliament?

The Mayor of Ljubljana, Mr Zoran Janković:
How will you ensure that such attack will not occur again?
What will you do to make Ljubljana as nice, tolerant and safe as you emphasised at the Pride Parade?

We call upon everyone to take specific measures to prevent hatred and crime. The first step can be signing the online petition against homophobic violence at
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/homofobija08/.

2008 Ljubljana Pride Parade Organising Committee

Contact information:
http://www.ljubljanapride.org
ljubljana.pride@gmail.com
GSM: +386 41 562 375