STA, 1 October 2018 - A court has recently ruled that a healthcare worker who refused to accept an HIV-positive patient discriminated them, said Legebitra, a LGBT rights NGO, and labelled the ruling a landmark in legal protection of HIV-positive people. 

First, a note on terminology. I recently went on Alternative Ljubljana’s first English-language LGBT tour, and when going back into the early years of the more open scene, back in the 1980s, the term used was LG, which later became LGBT. More recently this was extended to LGBTQ, LGBTQI, LGBTQI+ and so on, with more missing letters to be added, just like the rainbow flag has evolved to show different parts of the spectrum. However, as a personal preference I’m averse to long acronyms that have to be spelled out, and four letters, like BYOB or MDMA, seem about right, with a nice, percussive rhythm. So for the purposes of this article we’ll be using LGBT, and I’ll also be using the terms gay and lesbian rather freely, with the former being a catch-all term for all the colours of the rainbow. 

A fast way to connect with the scene and its history. 

Street life. 

From Metelkova to Novi trg, this evening and into the night. 

STA, 11 June 2018 - This year's Pride Parade Festival in Slovenia will take place between 15 and 23 June, concluding with a procession in Ljubljana. According to the organisers, the common thread of the numerous events of the festival, which is expected to be one of the richest so far, is intersectionality. 

Find out more about the organisation, and how you can help this year’s event, to be held over nine days in June. 

Plans to sell Hostel Celica could destabilise the area and limit options for the LGBTQ and disabled communities. 

The place with everything, and right next to City Hall.