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Queer Montenegro

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About

Queer Montenegro

The LGBTIQ Association Queer Montenegro was founded in October 2012, and registered in March 2013. It draws together LGBTIQ+ people, their family members and friends with the aim to develop a wide, strong, and active Montenegrin LGBTIQ+ movement which actively and permanently fights for the promotion, protection and achievement of complete legal, social equality, and acceptance of LGBTIQ+ people.

Since its establishment, Queer Montenegro developed itself and actively works on five different programmes:

  • Lobbying and advocacy programme;
  • Human Rights of trans persons;
  • LGBTIQ+ community building program,
  • Queer Art and Culture program;
  • Research and programme of collaboration with academics and academic institutions.

Queer Montenegro is the biggest grassroots LGBTIQ organisation in Montenegro, with the highest number of LGBTIQ+ community members, all gathering around organisation and getting involved in the implementation of its activities.

Furthermore, Queer Montenegro is the biggest and the best positioned LGBTIQ local NGO, and has the biggest influence and significant results in political decision-making process related to Human Rights of LGBTIQ+ persons in Montenegro.

Their mission

Queer Montenegro works on:

  • Public advocacy and lobbying for the promotion and protection of human rights of the LGBTIQ+ people on the national, European, and international levels;
  • Supporting and participating in the organisation of public events, Pride in Montenegro, in the region, and abroad;
  • Sensitising the general public with the goal of promoting interests and improving the positions of the LGBTIQ+ people;
  • Encouraging LGBTIQ+ youth for activism; offering free legal and psycho-social support to the LGBTIQ+ people;
  • Organising workshops, courses, lectures, seminars, panels, platforms, congresses, and other events;
  • Organising queer arts and culture festivals, and other manifestations.

Their mission

Queer Montenegro works on:

  • Public advocacy and lobbying for the promotion and protection of human rights of the LGBTIQ+ people on the national, European, and international levels;
  • Supporting and participating in the organisation of public events, Pride in Montenegro, in the region, and abroad;
  • Sensitising the general public with the goal of promoting interests and improving the positions of the LGBTIQ+ people;
  • Encouraging LGBTIQ+ youth for activism; offering free legal and psycho-social support to the LGBTIQ+ people;
  • Organising workshops, courses, lectures, seminars, panels, platforms, congresses, and other events;
  • Organising queer arts and culture festivals, and other manifestations.

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