Editing Pride parade (section)

====Serbia====
{{Further|Belgrade Pride}}

=====Belgrade Pride=====
[[File:Belgrade pride 2010-09.jpg|thumb|right|[[Belgrade Pride]] parade in Belgrade in 2010]]
Belgrade Pride is an annual LGBTQ+ pride parade and festival held in Belgrade, Serbia. It is the most prominent LGBTQ+ event in Serbia and has a history marked by both struggle and progress.

The first attempt to hold a Belgrade Pride march in 2001 was met with violence from opponents, and subsequent attempts faced government bans and clashes with extremists. In 2014, a turning point was reached when the first major, peaceful Pride march took place with significant police protection.<ref name="vreme1">{{cite web | url=http://www.vreme.com/cms/view.php?id=291455 | title=Čistota Otačestva | publisher=[[Vreme]] | work=Majdun Zoran | date=July 5, 2001 | access-date=February 21, 2012 | language=sr | archive-date=August 11, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120811082236/http://www.vreme.com/cms/view.php?id=291455 | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="vreme2">{{cite web | url=http://www.vreme.com/cms/view.php?id=291456 | title=Mržnja na mreži, batine na ulici | publisher=[[Vreme]] | date=July 5, 2001 | access-date=February 21, 2012 | language=sr | archive-date=August 11, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120811033440/http://www.vreme.com/cms/view.php?id=291456 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

Since 2014, Belgrade Pride has become a more regular and peaceful event, with growing participation. In 2023, Belgrade Pride saw its largest ever turnout, marking a significant step forward for LGBTQ+ rights in Serbia.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Makogon |first=Kateryna |date=2023-08-17 |title=Belgrade Pride is growing, yet their demands remain unheard |url=https://crd.org/2023/08/17/belgrade-pride-is-growing-yet-their-demands-remain-unheard/ |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=Civil Rights Defenders |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2022, Belgrade hosted EuroPride. The Government of Serbia banned the Pride march due to the potential risk for its participants shown by protests by extremist ultra-right-wing organizations. Despite the ban, the EuroPride march happened and approximately 10 000 people walked the shortened march route. Minor incidents happened during the parade walk, orchestrated by opponents of Europride.<ref name="EuroPride">{{cite web |url=https://www.epoa.eu/europride/europride-2022/ |title=EuroPride 2022 Belgrade |date=n.d. |publisher=EuroPride 2022 Belgrade |accessdate=23 January 2022}}</ref><ref name="EuroPride EWB">{{cite web |url=https://europeanwesternbalkans.com/2022/08/05/its-time-for-europride-in-belgrade/ |author=Goran Miletić |title=It's time for EuroPride in Belgrade |date=5 August 2022 |publisher=[[European Western Balkans]] |accessdate=11 August 2022}}</ref>