Beyond Binaries: Next Generation Queer Feminism

LJ UBAPRENNER L j ubaPr enner( 1 9 0 6 1 9 7 7 ) wa saS l ov e ni a nwr i t e r a nd l a wy e r .

He *wa sba pt i s e da s Ama l i j aMa r i j aUr š ul a , but s t a r t e dc a l l i nghi ms e l f L j ubai n e a r l yc hi l dhood.

I nhi gh s c hool , hegot as hor t , me n ’ s ha i r c ut a nds t a r t e dwe a r i ng me n ’ sc l ot he s .

Be c a us eof hi s ge nde r ( pr e s e nt a t i on) heha d t owor kal ot ha r de r t ha nhi s pe e r st opa s sa ndha dt o t r a ns f e r hi ghs c hool ss e v e r a l t i me s , a l l whi l es uppor t i ng hi ms e l f , but hepe r s i s t e da nd mov e dt oL j ubl j a nat os t udy l a wa f t e r gr a dua t i nghi gh s c hool i nBe l gr a de .

Hee a r ne d aPhDi nl a wi n1 9 4 1 , a nd s t a r t e dwor k i ngwi t ht he Na t i ona l L i be r a t i onF r ont , s a v i ngS l ov e ni a npr i s one r s f r omI t a l i a npr i s onsa nd c onc e nt r a t i onc a mpsba s e d onaf a k el a whef a br i c a t e d, unt i l Ge r ma nsc a ught hi m.

He f ought f or j us t i c ehi swhol e c a r e e r a ndwa sv e r y pa s s i ona t ea bout s a v i ng pe opl ef r omt hede a t h s e nt e nc ea nds t a ge dt r i a l s .

Hi spr ogr e s s i v epol i t i c a l v i e wsof t e nc l a s he dwi t ha ut hor i t i e sa ndhewa s ba nne df r ompr a c t i s i ngl a wf or s e v e ny e a r s , e x pe l l e df r omt heS l ov e ni a nWr i t e r s ’ S oc i e t y , ba nne d f r omwr i t i ng, a nds e nt e nc e dt oawor k i ngc a mpf or t woy e a r s .

De s pi t et hepr obl e mshee nc ount e r e da sawr i t e r , hepubl i s he dma nys hor t s t or i e s , c hi l dr e n ’ ss t or i e s , a ndha dt wot he a t r epl a y sa nda nope r al i br e t t os t a ge d.

Hea l s owe nt downi nhi s t or ya st hea ut hor of t hef i r s t pr ope r S l ov e ni a nde t e c t i v enov e l ( a l l e ge dl ywr i t t e nonabe t ) .

Hea l s owr ot ef i r s t pe r s on ( us i ngma s c ul i negr a mma t i c a l ge nde r ) l ov epoe t r yf or hi sl ov e r .

Hel ov e da r t a ndwa sf r i e ndswi t h ma nyi mpor t a nt a r t i s t sof t het i me .

L i t t l ei sk nowna bout hi sr oma nt i cl i f e .

Hel i v e dwi t hma t hspr of e s s or S l a v i c aRe ms , whoa l s ok e pt al ot of hi sunpubl i s he dma nus c r i pt s , a ndwa sl a t e r c l os ewi t ht e a c he r Š t e f k aVr hnj a k .

T he ypl a nne dt o gr owol dt oge t he r , but Š t e f k adi e dof c a nc e r , at r a ge dywhi c hbr ok eL j uba ’ she a r t .

Heme t Š t e f k a ’ s ni e c eMa r i j aMr z e l Kr e nk e r a ndhe r f a mi l ya t t hef une r a l a nds t a r t e ds pe ndi ngal ot of t i mewi t ht he m, e v e nt ua l l ymov i ngi na ndl i v i ngwi t ht he ma saf a mi l yme mbe r .

J e r c aMr z e l , oneof t heda ught e r s , s a y st ha t t hec hi l dr e ns a wL j ubaa saf a t he r f i gur ea ndr e f e r r e dt ohi ma s “ s t r i č e k ” ( unc l e ) .

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