In former Yugoslavia around 500 men went to jail for being homosexuals
Telegraf 15.02.2016 | Telegraf.co.uk / Source: Fena
Out of 500 of them, half were sentenced to suspended sentence, and the other half served a short time
- According to the criminal law of the former SFR Yugoslavia, in the period between 1951 and 1977, around 500 men were convicted of “unnatural adultery”, which means homosexuality – said Frank Dota, future PhD of the Faculty of Philosophy in the city of Zagreb, Croatia, in an interview for Fena news agency. I am a Croat, black gay man: Here’s a glimpse of my life in the Balkans! LIKE US ON FACEBOOK – Telegraf English, or write to us