Religious Left

By Tony Grew Pinks News UK The European Parliament's Intergroup on Gay and Lesbian Rights has condemned the violence at the Sarajevo Queer Festival yesterday as "cowardly behaviour." Michael Cashman Labour MEP for the West Midlands, said that Bosnia-Herzegovina must prove that it respects the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people if it is to stand a chance of becoming a member of the EU. full article

By GayNZ.com Daily News Staff The organisers of Bosnia's first-ever gay pride festival have cancelled all their planned events this week, following attacks at the opening ceremony at which eight people were injured. Around 70 young men, some shouting "God is greatest" in Arabic, dragged festival-goers from their cars and attacked them and others on the streets of the Bosnian capital Sarajevo on Wednesday. full article