Back معاملة المثليين في كوسوفو Arabic Kosovo Respublikasında LGBT hüquqları AZ LGBT práva v Kosovu Czech Homosexualität im Kosovo German Diversidad sexual en Kosovo Spanish Droits LGBT au Kosovo French זכויות להט"ב בקוסובו HE Diritti LGBT in Kosovo Italian Sytuacja prawna i społeczna osób LGBT w Kosowie Polish Права ЛГБТ в Республике Косово Russian
LGBTQ rights in Kosovo | |
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| Status | Legal since 1858 when part of the Ottoman Empire, criminalized upon incorpotation into the Kingdom of Serbia in 1913, again made legal in 1994 as part of Yugoslavia[1] |
| Gender identity | Transgender people not permitted to change legal gender |
| Military | Gay, lesbian and bisexual people allowed to serve openly |
| Discrimination protections | Sexual orientation constitutional and statutory protections (see below) |
| Family rights | |
| Recognition of relationships | No recognition |
| Adoption | Any single person allowed to adopt[2][3] |
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) rights in Kosovo have improved in recent years, most notably with the adoption of the new Constitution, banning discrimination based on sexual orientation.[4] Kosovo remains one of the few Muslim-majority countries that hold regular pride parades.[5]
The Government of Kosovo is supportive of the country's LGBTQ community.[6] In late 2013, the Parliament Assembly passed a bill to create a coordinating group for the LGBTQ community.[7] On 17 May 2014, well-known politicians and diplomats, including British Ambassador Ian Cliff and several local LGBTQ organizations took to the streets of Pristina to march against homophobia.[8][9] The event was welcomed by the European Union office in Kosovo,[10] as well as by the government itself. A large LGBTQ flag covered the front side of the government building that night.[11][12][13]
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- ^ "Adoption in Kosovo (Report) - p. 6". OSCE Mission in Kosovo.
- ^ "Kosovo Constitution". kushtetutakosoves.info. Archived from the original on 26 May 2008.
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- ^ "Qeveria merr në mbrojtje komunitetin LGBT". Albinfo.ch.
- ^ "Qeveria formon trupë këshilluese e koordinuese për komunitetin LGBT". Archived from the original on 19 April 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ^ "Marsh kundër homofobisë". Telegrafi.com. Archived from the original on 27 April 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
- ^ "Komuniteti LGBT është i dukshëm dhe pjesë e shoqërisë kosovare". Zëri.
- ^ "Press release: European Union in Kosovo: March against homophobia". European Union Office in Kosovo. Archived from the original on 5 May 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
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- ^ "Thaci takes part in first gay parade in Pristina". B92. 17 May 2016.
- ^ "Kosovo holds first-ever gay pride march". Rappler. 17 May 2016.