Arkadija

Arkadija was the first group to affirm lesbian and gay human rights and culture in Serbia, established on January 13, 1991, and registered in 1994 in Belgrade. The basic function of the organization was lobbying the media in order to decriminalize homosexuality. In addition, members' activities focused on the abolition of all forms of discrimination against homosexuals in public state institutions.

== History == The organization was inspired by the Gay-Lesbian Pink Club initiative from Ljubljana, whose organizers contacted LGBT activists from Serbia in October 1990. The first meeting was held at the Hotel Moskva, with Lepa Mlađenović, Dejan Nebrigić, Boris Liler and other more famous activists. When choosing a name, Boris Lilera suggested Arkadija, "the land of love and freedom", which was the favoured proposal. In France, during the twentieth century, an LGBT magazine with the same name was published, and this was another reason for choosing the name.