ΘΑ ΚΙΝΔΥΝΕΥΣΟΥΝ ΟΙ GAY FANS ΤΗΣ EUROVISION ΣΤΟ ΒΕΛΙΓΡΑΔΙ;

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(gcn.ie)- Fascist groups in the Serbia have said the will target gay men who attend the Eurovision Song Contest in Belgrade next month with violence

The president of the fascist organisation Obraz, announced the group's violent intentions in the pages of daily newspaper ALO! on April 7, calling Eurovision "gay youth day."

The reaction Serbian authorities in charge of the event have to the fascist threats has alarmed lesbian and gay activists in the country.

"We are not organising their arrival, therefore we can not take care of their security," Aleksandar Rados, the Eurovision organiser's PR, said of gay visitors.

Obraz is notorious for its extreme homophobic views and taste for attacking gay people.

Their threats have led some to question whether Belgrade is a suitable location for a contest that is both a gay favourite and a powerful symbol of European unity.

Semi-finals of Eurovision 2008 will be held in Belgrade on May 20 and 22, with the final on May 24.