Boban Stojanović (activist)

Boban Stojanović
Born 1978
Serbia
Nationality Canada Canadian
Occupation LGBT activist

Boban Stojanović (born 1978 in Serbia) is an activist who immigrated to Calgary, Canada in 2016. He has participated in events and actions promoting the rights of the LGBT community.

Career

Born in the Serbian city of Zaječar, Stojanovic has campaigned for various social issues over the past twenty years.[1] As a youth, he was involved with organizations countering violence against women.[2] During the Yugoslav wars, he refused to serve in the military and instead volunteered at various refugee centers. In 2005, he founded an organization promoting LGBT rights called the Queeria Centre. He was also involved in advancing the Serbian Anti-Discrimination Law, which was passed in 2009.[3]

Stojanović was executive director and one of the founders of the Belgrade Pride Parade,[4] which was held for the first time in 2001. He has spoken at various seminars concerning LGBT issues,[5] as well as being a presenter at Tedx Belgrade.[6] Since immigrating to Canada, he works at Calgary's "Center for Newcomers", helping new arrivals from the LGBT community.[7][8] In 2017, Stojanovic spoke at the Prairie and Northwest Territories LGBTQ+ Newcomers Settlement Conference.[9] That same year, he also participated in the "Coming Out Monologues" performance held in Bow Valley.[10]

Honours and awards

In 2014, Stojanovic had the honour of being an International Grand Marshall at the Montreal Pride Parade.[11][12] In 2015, he received the "David Kato Vision and Voice Award" for being one of the top five gay activists in the world.[13][14] He was also nominated twice for the Global Exchange People's Choice Awards.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-newcomers-immigrants-refugees-lgbt-serbia-belgrade-1.4305503
  2. ↑ http://msmgf.org/boban-stojanovic-working-at-the-margins/
  3. ↑ http://msmgf.org/boban-stojanovic-working-at-the-margins/
  4. ↑ http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/boban-stojanovi%C4%87-lgbtq-rights-serbia-calgary-1.4587735
  5. ↑ https://www.civilrightsdefenders.org/events-events/pride-seminar-are-recent-improvements-to-lgbt-rights-in-the-western-balkans-a-smokescreen-or-a-reality/
  6. ↑ http://www.tedxbelgrade.com/en/content/boban-stojanovi%C4%87
  7. ↑ https://calgarylibrary.ca/blogs/post/boban-stojanovics-story/
  8. ↑ https://globalnews.ca/news/4215039/lgbtq-rights-international-day-against-homophobia-transphobia-biphobia/
  9. ↑ http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-newcomers-immigrants-refugees-lgbt-serbia-belgrade-1.4305503
  10. ↑ http://www.thecragandcanyon.ca/2017/09/06/performance-gives-a-voice-to-lgbtq-community-in-the-bow-valley
  11. ↑ http://www.fugues.com/DATA/MAGAZINE/132~v~fugues_fierte-2014.pdf
  12. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ya6z_GzoA1s
  13. ↑ http://www.tedxbelgrade.com/en/content/boban-stojanovi%C4%87
  14. ↑ http://msmgf.org/boban-stojanovic-working-at-the-margins/
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