Croatia gay rights

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During the last few years, LGBTQ rights in Croatia have been extended. Progress and acceptance of the LGBTQIA+ community are expanding. Although many laws protect their rights, many laws in Croatia still discriminate against them.

Zagreb has a lot of LGBTQ friendly places and happenings, including clubs, bars, gatherings, and events. Some friendly cities in Croatia include Split, Rijeka, Osijek, Hvar, Rab, Rovinj, and Dubrovnik. More than LGBTQIA+ tourists attend Croatia every year.

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Croatian acts that protect the LGBTQ community

The following laws currently on the books in Croatia include protections for the LGBTQ society, either directly or indirectly. By indirectly, we mean that discrimination on the basis of sex is banned.

1. Constitution of the Republic of Croatia

Everyone in Croatia has rights and freedoms regardless of their:

Race
Color
Sex
Language
Religion
Political or other belief
National or social origin
Property
Birth
Education
Social status
Other characteristics

Everyone is same bef

Another historic moment for Croatia's gay community

After years of fighting to foster or to adopt children in Croatia, Ivo Šegota and Mladen Kožić won the long-lasting legal battle against the state. The Zagreb-based Administrative Court ruled last month that same-sex couples have the right to become foster parents. Ivo and Mladen told local media they would prefer to have two or three children, brothers and sisters, if possible. “This is a Christmas token we didn't dare to hope for”, Šegota told to the court.

For the very first time, Croatia has upheld the international case law and the rulings of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) according to which same-sex couples must be treated equally as heterosexual couples. Activists call it a historic moment for the LGBT community in the country.

Back to , the ECHR fined Croatia for discriminating against gay couples by not granting residence permits to couples in which one boyfriend comes from abroad. By then, the right was guaranteed for foreigners in heterosexual marriages or non-marital partnerships only.

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LGBT Croatia, two steps forward and one step back

A historic verdict by the Administrative Court of Zagreb grants same-sex couples the right to adopt. The progress, however, was immediately undermined by the Ministry of the Family, which announced an appeal

14/05/ - Giovanni Vale Zagreb

Two steps forward and one step back. When it comes to LGBT rights in Croatia, this seems to be the general trend: there is progress in the country, 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 queer 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

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, gender diverse, 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 decline 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 , 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, condition