25 Years of Lesbian Activism in Slovenia

Published on Nov 16, 2012

Earlier this month, Astraea grantee partner ŠKUC-LL launched LEZBICNA CETRT (“Lesbian Quarter”), an arts and cultural festival commemorating 25 years of lesbian activism in Slovenia.

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Slovenia- Ljubljana- USA- New York

Earlier this month, Astraea grantee partner ŠKUC-LL launched LEZBICNA CETRT (“Lesbian Quarter”), an arts and cultural festival commemorating 25 years of lesbian activism in Slovenia.

Lesbian QuarterThe multimedia festival ran from November 3rd to 10th. Among its highlights were the launch of two groundbreaking historical works: a book and a feature-length documentary on the history of ŠKUC-LL and the lesbian movement in Slovenia.

ŠKUC-LL’s book, “Lesbian section LL: chronology 1987-2012 with prehistory”, received support from the Ministry of Culture. In contrast, their documentary, “Relations. 25 years of the lesbian group ŠKUC-LL, Ljubljana”, is a grassroots production made without any Slovenian government or non-governmental organization funding. The film traces ŠKUC-LL’s history in relationship to deeply shifting socio-political contexts. It begins in 1987 former Yugoslavia, where ŠKUC-LL formed amidst socialism’s collapse into neoliberal capitalism. The film follows the organization through the political upheaval and violence of the 1990s, to Slovenia’s joining the EU after 2004, and finally to the rejection of a new family code by a referendum in March 2012 in which basic human rights for same sex unions and their children were denied.