Work

Workshop 2004-04-08 - 10:

Wallpaper:

homosexuals are seriously sick
homosexuals should not have right to legalize their partnerships
Children calling names in elementary scholl (fagot)
telling jokes about gays
discriminate other subcultures in the LGBT
On the meeting of my organisation, everybody started to laugh when I informed them about Queereaster seminar
Gay pride in Zagreb 2003 (200 participants, 1200 policemen)
Attacking a fag hag (jokes, questions...)
media type homofobia
Some of my friends do not want to see me in public, since I am an open gay person
A gay person is not capable to raise a child that would not be gay as well
gay people are menthally ill
losing a job because of sexual orientation
offenssive coments about persons who are exspressing their sexual orientation in public
It is not possible to be a blood doner if you are gay
can´t invite your same sex partner at family dinner
Gay Parade in Belgrade 2001
stereotyping gays on television
people making an efort to have others know that they are "just" friend of gays nothing more
Do it at home not in public
principle of my school wan´t let me dye my hair
my mother asks if I have a partner of the opposite sex

(Pols: Supports overcoming homophobia, Supports existence of homophobia)

Statments:

GIRLY, FEMININE, CAMP MEN

FORMAL EDUCATION

Formal education must be upgraded by informal education.
In our school system there is a phobia in general. It doesn´t open up an issue of
sexuality at all. Children don´t know what homosexuality is but they know it is bad
It´s not humane to be silent.
Problem is not with false eduacation, but with the lack of education.
Problem with education is with teachers' attitude toward homosexuality.

LGBT ACTIVISTS

Is everything that LGBT activists do going in direction toward overcoming homophobia?
The worst type of homophobia is denying other sexual orientation. Visibility is the way of overcoming homophobia in the long run.
LGBT activists trying to be "correct"
Should we conform with "marketing" of LGBT population, they should be perfect?
We were discusing in our organisation whether we should have positive discrimination for LGBT pople, we come up with "NO".
We should fight against gay lobbies also because they are exclusive, not inclusive.
Gay lobbies try to not allow hetero-people within them.
For me, "lobbying" means changing the reality, for me it is positive.
Any exclusion is racistic.
Hetero people that do not "agree" with hetero-normativity are viewed as perverse.
I don't know how to change people's minds without lobbying.
We should support gay lobbies, they're doing something good.
Lobbies represent LGBT activists.

MALE DOMINANCE WITHIN LGBT ORGANISATIONS

Problem: patriarchy; Solution: liaising more with feminist NGOs
Problem: floor-taking male attitude; Solution: public naming and getting feedback
Problem: hermetic groups (networks); Solution: special invitations and offers for newcomers
Problem: different interests (issues); Solution: making space for different interests, smaller subgroups dealing with different issues
Problem: male issues discussed within groups; Solution: special workshops, events, film evenings etc.
Problem: visibility; Solution: campaigning internally and externally
Problem: double discrimination (woman + lesbian); Solution: not holding meetings at the same time
Problem: lack of awareness in males; Solution: empathy events, workshops etc.

lACK OF ATTENDANCE (INTEREST, PUBLIC EVENTS): ART EXHIBITION

Problem: Fear of exposure; Solution: Don't make a spectacle/scene
Problem: Lack of information; Solution: internet, spread the word and printed material
Prolblem: Boredom; Solution: segmentation
Problem: Fear of discrimination, fear of violence (psycho/physical); Solution: Providing friendly environment

HATE SPEECH IN PUBLIC, CALLING TOWARD VIOLENT ACTIONS (BY LEADERS OF RIGHT-WINGED IDEOLOGY GROUPS)

Problem: freedom of speech; Solution: The ban of hate speech (with defined term "hate speech")
Problem: freedom of gathering; Solution: restrictions of gathering, ban of right-winged options
Problem. conservative ideology; Solution: (non)formal education
Problem: Church; Solution: strong separation of church and state
Problem: lack of anti-discrimination law(s); Solution: draft of anti-discrimination law(s) (ban of right-winged extremists)
Problem: the lack of public reactions; Solution: awareness campaigns
Problem: the lack of proper institutional reaction (police, law); Solution: police education, public statements, institutional and individual support of initiative(s)
Problem: ignorance and delusions; Solution: visibility, education, "provocation" (art projects)
Problem: the lack of of sensibilisation and information (on LGBT rights and existence); Solution: visibility, education, "provocation" (art projects)