Andreja Pejic, Novak Djokovic, Conchita Wurst And Others Nominated For Serbian Gay Icon

The year 2014. has sashayed away and it is time for you to sort your impressions, vote and give an award for the most challenging and brave step forward in the fight for equality and freedom in Serbia in 2014. Golden Hibiscus, a special award for the gay icon, starting this year, is named after the famous Hibiscus, pioneer of the gay liberation movement and leader of the psychedelic gay liberation theater collective known as the Cockettes in early 1970s. This symbolic prize is awarded by web portal GayEcho and engaged and queer art organization IDAHO Belgrade aiming to raise awareness about importance and necessity of constant fight for human rights, freedom and solidarity with those whose rights are threatened and jeopardized. Around the globe, and especially in Serbia, any kind of positive involvement and advocacy for human rights of LGBT and queer people is immensely important and precious. Yet, there are more than a few top candidates! Who was the most inspiring one and deserves a gay icon title? Vote below!

Andreja Pejic

© Nine/Today Picasa / Via i.dailymail.co.uk

The supermodel bravely told the world she is happy as a trans woman and shared her very personal story about transition

Novak Djokovic

Via oncourt.ca

This tennis world champ nominated austrian singer Conchita Wurst for the ASL Ice Bucket challenge and proved that in sports - there is room for all colors.

Conchita Wurst

The Austrian singer was unjustly accused for causing the natural disaster and Balkan floods by winning the Eurovision song contest

Sasa Mirkovic

Member of Serbian Parliament and Zajecar City President of the Assembly initiated the first LGBT art and culture festival "Tolerance Zone" in the small historical city of Zajecar.

Yoda, the all-thinking mops

Via Facebook: inspektoryoda

This favorite Belgrade graffiti star leaves his ambiguous messages and slogans to think about, trolling the hate-erosexuals, brekas the stereo-type(of guy)s, rejects the stigma and everything's femmenal to him!

Two girls at Belgrade Pride

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Two anonymous girls shared a kiss at Belgrade Pride parade and won a piece of symbolic, media freedom for the LGBT community in Serbia with a photo that went around the world

Kristina Kovac

twitter / Via Twitter: @kristinakovac

Eminent composer, singer and musician used every opportunity, online and offline, to fight against discrimination against LGBT individuals

(translation of the screenshot, Kristina commenting Serbian TV host statements during Conchita Wurst performance at the Eurovision: "Sexual discrimination at the national television. It's obviously not important that one sings good, has a good song, the most important is that she's a "bearded lady".)

Rajka

Via arhiva.24sata.rs

The brave trans activist from organization Egal stepped out in public to raise awareness about the struggle and difficult position of trans people in Serbia

Dragan Sormaz

optimist / Via Facebook: IdahoBelgrade

Serbian Progressive Party and Parliament member was the only person to publicly condemn the argument that homosexuality is the same as pedophilia.

Executive Group agency

Via Twitter: @IDAHOBelgrade

This digital agency changed its logo into rainbow colors during Pride in Belgrade and with this pioneer move in the Serbian corporate world gave support for equality and freedom

Anonymous who colored a Belgrade building in Pride colors

Via blic.rs

Unknown person has changed the colors lightening Palace Albania building in the center of Belgrade, night before the Pride parade

Slobodan Bestic

Via srbijadanas.com

Eminent Serbian actor played the leading role in monodrama "Charlotte", about the famous Berlin transvestite Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, gay icon and the founder of the Gründerzeit Museum

Marija Serifovic

Via tracara.com

Singer and Serbian winner of the 200. Eurovision contest is still the only publicly out gay celebrity in Serbia.

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The results and the winner of the Golden Hibiscus - gay icon award will be announced in January 2015!

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Happy Holidays and conDRAGulations!