Belgrade anti-gay riot

Belgrade anti-gay riot
Belgrade anti-gay riot
	Clashes between Žandarmerija (Serbian Gendarmerie) and anti-gay rioters
Date	10 October 2010
Location	Belgrade, Serbia
Caused by	Attempt to hold Pride parade
Methods	Rioting, assault, arson
Parties
Anti-gay pride and anti-government protesters Football supporters (Ultras, Hooligans) Delije; Grobari; United Force; Other supporters' groups; ; Nationalists; Others; Serbian Orthodox Church;	Government of Serbia Ministry of Internal Affairs Gendarmery; ; Government parties: Democratic Party; Socialist Party of Serbia; Other government parties and pro-government parties or organizations; Gay pride protesters LGBTQ activists; Other parties: Liberal Democratic Party; Other parties or organizations; Others: Liberals; Anarchists;
Casualties
Injuries	95
Arrested	101

The Belgrade anti-gay riot was an incident of violence against LGBT people that occurred on 10 October 2010 during a pride parade, organized to promote LGBT rights in Serbia. The gay pride parade has been the first in Belgrade since 2001; a planned parade in 2009 was cancelled due to the threat of violence.

Anti-gay and anti-government protesters fought with about 5,000 armed police, throwing Molotov cocktails, bricks, stones, glass bottles and firecrackers; the police used tear gas and rubber bullets. There were no fatalities.