Vera Kurtić (Serbian: Вера Куртић) is a Romani feminist activist and writer from Serbia, She is the author of the book Džuvljarke: Roma Lesbian Existence, which is the first book to discuss non-heteronormative Roma women's sexuality.
Kurtić comes from Niš.[1] She studied sociology and communication sciences at the University of Niš.[2][3][4] Her activism includes campaigning for the Roma community, LGBTQI rights, women's rights and animal rights;[2] some of this work also includes gender awareness training and veganism.[5][2]
A member of the Serbian women's rights organization Ženskiprostor, which was founded in Niš in 1998, she was its Executive Coordinator until 2019.[6][3] She founded the Roma Women's Network of Serbia and instigated more informal LGBT Roma community organisation.[5] She also established the Campaign Month of Roma Women Activism.[7] Until 2020, she worked at the Council of Europe as part of the ROMACTED program.[3]
Kurtić's research deals with the intersectionality of gender, sexual orientation, race and nationality and the presence of marginalized groups in the social space.[3][5][8] She is author of the book Džuvljarke: Roma Lesbian Existence (2013) which discusses the discrimination that Roma lesbians face.[9][10] It is the first book to discuss non-heteronormative Roman women's sexuality.[7] She has also collborated with Roma sociologist Jelena Jovanović.[11]
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