I never understood how people get annoyed by things that hold absolutely 0% impact on their lives.

Friendly reminder that LGBT topics always get an inordinate amount of troll comments because it's an easy group to harass. There's an exactly 0% chance all the hate is genuine. So you might not be interacting with a petty child who thinks two dudes together is icky - it might be a petty child who just wants to get a rise out of you and knows you'll take the bait.

Being in Albania at all is already a struggle.

7.00 a muslim saying that if the gays dont feel comfortable they should move elsewhere. But if other european countries say that about the muslim lifestyle the muslims feel discriminated.

That shit is fucking real I am albanian and I don't have any problems with gays

i find it interesting that all the albanian lgbt ppl interviewed here spoke fluent english whereas all the homophobes couldn't...

It’s not a religious component, this issue happens all throughout the balkans whether it’s Serbia, Croatia or Bulgaria

Albania has far more serious problems than these types of controversial issues. As an Albanian, I totally respect the right of each person in this world to live their lives as he/she wants without harming the others. Being a gay does not harm anyone.

I feel that there are two categories of "homophobes" in the comment section. 1. People that seem to hate homosexuals for cultural and often religious reasons. They often resort to explanations such as "morally wrong", it says so (MAYBE I should add) in the Bible. Whereas more detailed explanations about the actual wrongdoing in being gay is lacking. 2. Trolls. I'm a straight man myself, but I sincerely believe that being gay is not a choice. They are not hurting you, leave them be.

this is the first time i heard someone say "i am bothered that they ask for equal rights". Wow...

My boyfriend's parents are from Albania, but he was born in Greece. He has never mentioned anything about me or our 3 year-old relationship in fear of kicking him out. I'm sorry I'll never meet his parents and I'm sorry he isn't comfortable around them

Wait... did he just call ignorance “tradition” ?

"according to Freud". No actually, he said specifically that it was not a disease.

Wow, it is interesting to see so much hate in this comment section. What are people afraid of here? Why is everybody angry? If you really don't give a fuck about homosexuality as you claim then this should not anger you at all. Gay people exist, let them be, get over it. No one wants your child to turn gay, but if they do, don't be a monster just love them the same way, you don't have to love what they do in bed, just accept it and move on. Is that really that hard?

*opens youtube* KZfaq:struggles of being gay in albania Me: well this is random

I legit teared up when the mother was speaking about her son and defending him. :")

Every nation has gays why are Balkan people embarrassed about this lol

Why are there so many homophobes around ? What is the exact problem of being gay ?

murat is so obsessed that in the end we'll probably find out he is gay.

These are the stories that demonstrate what it is like to be from the LGBTQI community and live in a country that thinks shame and honour are more important than the lives of it's citizens. I enjoyed the greek speaking narration too, it was nice to hear Greek and understand what there were saying even though whet they were saying was tragic. I don't know what it is going o take for people to have more empathy and compassion towards others. As a human race we need it. Thank you for the story and those involved in sharing it. Bravo sas!

The amount of dislikes to this DOCUMENTARY just confirms its conclusions.

Thank you to all the straight people sticking up for the LGBT community. You guys are awesome and very secure in your skin. The opposite of love is not hate but fear and those who fear us gays are most likely struggling with their own sexuality as most believe. Gay people never had a choice, we are born this way and more importantly it's genetic, so if it's in your family it most likely isn't the first time. One more thing, if being gay is a choice, why would someone chose to live in fear and risk being ridiculed for the rest of their life? I am a lesbian and wouldn't want it any other way!!

8:39 Thank me later

Seeing this really makes me think about how privileged I am to live in such a safe open minded community.

The sad thing is that most eastern european countries are exactly like this :(

I hope gay people will fight for their rights and stay strong. As an albanien, i am ashamed to see how much hate they have against these normal people....

That person at the end explained it well. Years need to pass. Unfortunately, I don't think governments are quite ready to educate people at all levels.

It’s so sad 😭 you get abandoned by your loving family. This brought tears to my eyes . The lgbt activist mom is amazing incredibly. 🥰🙏

Good for that cop telling off the doctor, telling him that they are human beings too just like us.

I'm so sorry for all the LGBT albanians. :(

As an Albanian, I disapprove of gays in my country.

When you're Albanian and you don't need to read the subtitles 😔

I love the editing and how they shot this doc. Very immersive experience!!

we are all Albanian and we should all except each other as a community it should not matter if your gay or lesbian how cares? we are one people

It`s very sad to see that as an Albanian.. I´m glad that I respect all sexual orientations

No one becomes gay.... They were born like this. It just shows further as they grow.

We know gay people exist but don't know if god exists, but yet deny gay people rights on the off chance it might offend god

I have a bisexual friend who lives in albania and I can't even begin to imagine what it must be like

I loved this. This was really well done and moving too!

Albania is not strict enough towards gays.

As an Albanian, the answer is simply a lack of education. Albania is by no means an exceptional case in Europe or the world. Once everyone is more educated on matters such as letting people live their lives as they wish without the influence of politics or religion, then societies everywhere will be much healthier.

Gaylbania? Seriously?

wow im shooked.. iam albanian but that is to much i mean wow in speechless.. i feel with those ppl cuz i know how they are feeling ahh ;// im crying

That politician should be locked up in prison for threatening and spreading hate and violence. This kind of twats are a danger to liberty and human rights.

wow.. they actually speak better english than the average french

Gay or not , they are humans just like we are, who are we to judge someone else's sexuality? Or judge the love that they want to have.

As an Albanian, seeing this saddens me. However, I’ve seen incorrect translations throughout this video. A big one is where they’re interviewing Juelia. She doesn’t say that anyone told her “I’ll fuck you.” In reality she says they swear at her and she won’t say what words her dad used. This is a blatant violation of any ethics in regards to this issue.

As an Albanian I feel heart broken on how they treat people.. PS im not gay

My image about Albania completely changed after this video. Not because of the content of the video but because of the number of dislikes and absolute hateful comments by Albanians. I do get it that in most countries where homosexuality is illegal or discouraged, it is mostly because of religion and because of old people who are in power and don't want to accept change. But even then the young generation is more open minded. That's why even though the country might be homophobic, lot of people do come out in support of homosexuality, specially young people. But in case of Albania, it seems like the younger generation is just as backwards like the previous generation. I have never seen so much hate. Where people are writing stuff about killing gays. Wow.

😭 the world is such a cruel place.

This is crazy how they use Islam as an scapegoat for this situation. I come from an Albanian background and I can honesty say that the majority of Albanians aren’t religious at all in fact they many even hate religion. Albania’s love there culture more than anything in this world. They’re filled with extreme pride. This has nothing to do with Islam.

Being a gay Jamaican who have faced constant homophobic abuse I resonate deeply with this documentary. And that's why Equality is needed across the board.

As an American who has lived in Albania, I must say that Albanians are very friendly and hospitable. They have more religious tolerance than most further developed nations. I can only hope they will transition away from homophobia and racism towards the Roma as well.

I'm an Albanian that lives in America and it saddens me that we as a people have not modernized enough to treat gays as equals. They were born that way, and we should not be treating our fellow countrymen this poorly.

Oh maaan, go in România to see what’s there🤦🏻‍♀️

I don’t hate people who are gay I hate the gay concept it’s self

On a more serious note, no, according to Freud is not a disease

I can't believe A country in Europe do this!! Philippines is much better(interms of society and acceptance). LGBT Albanians we support you. Keep fighting.

Just to say - I know lots of lovely and open minded Albanians. And when I visited, I had a fantastic and open time being myself. Now I hung out with open educated people but thought I'd add.

What business it is of anyone else whom you want to sleep with probably not getting any themselves

Much encouragement and support for the LGBTI community in Albania. In Spain we have ensured that the vast majority see us as normal people with a lot of struggle and effort. Do not lose heart and gradually love will conquer hate. Many kisses from Spain

I'm Albanian and I have NOTHING against the LGBTQ+ community. I live in California & I don't think there's anything wrong with them.I 100% respect and understand them, and know it's not a choice.

Much respect to these courageous activists. Your actions influence your peers. Someone in the future will enjoy a free life because of your bravery.

Im from Serbia and im homphobic too

being gay doesnt mean you like wearing heels and act like a girl!! seriously...

One minute in and I had to stop watching, this is heartbreaking. Also, what's up with almost half the viewers putting a thumbs down?

Albania so based that gays made video about us. 🗿🗿🗿

Enver Hoxha where are you? Please come back we need you!

Oh look, Religion getting in the way of people just wanting to live their own life on their terms. No surprise there then.

Gay rights are human rights

This is too sad... I raised myself to respect every human, I'm not body to judge anybody.

Well vice,you did an absolutely awful job on this topic in Albania. Firstly, how can the reporter define by the words of one person the mentality of everyone else that is Albanian? And also you did a great job(sarcastically talking) on manipulating the words as you wished and misinforming people! I speak Albanian,Greek and English, so you all can understand that i can clearly translate correctly each word that the Albanian part said,the Greek part said and the English subtitles part said,and most of the time as i was watching the subtitles and the Greek reporter talking,they were passing,let's say it,a hateful message towards my country and most of the things didn't even co-relate with the topic about the struggle that gay people go through in Albania!And an information by a passer-by,i advice you to talk to people that are not a part of a national party, that thing is just stupid and a waste of time..in each country that you will go and ask a national party, you will get the same answer or even worst! And again,stop misinforming people into making them believe the worst things for our country! Anyone that's interested in learning more stuff about the culture,traditions and the way of life of an Albanian,can surely send me and have a conversation with me or you can visit well-trusted and verified websites that talk about those stuffs!

Religion, I would argue, is the most powerful institution that there is on earth, and the most difficult to break apart.

why so many dislikes?

One thing I'm confused about is, y'all are mad at another man/woman for dating the same gender? Them being in a relationship does NOT affect you in any way, "the bible says it's wrong" well girl the bible says it's wrong to hate your neighbors but y'all keep being hateful.

I cant watch this because itll upset me too much but I want to offer support to anyone who is gay... you're precious and important in this world

I want to clear this up NOT ALL ALBANIANS ARE LIKE THIS

First of all. Albania is not a muslim country, its secular. The Turks brought Islam into the country, today the country knows many religions who by all means live in peace. Communism plays the greater part here. Albania has lived under communism until the 90ies, so people lived under many restrictions, including their sexuality. So it is logical that they have difficulties with same-sex relationships. However, times are changing, more people are travelling abroad and more people are embracing who they are.

I am neither gay or albanian, but I can relate with the struggle part...

Such a sad state to discriminate against gay people --it is a proven fact that it is not a lifestyle choice and it is decided in each individuals mother womb ,before they are born , just the same as some people are born left handed --they dont chose that way

It's exactly the same in other Balkan countries as well, especially Serbia. So sad our people can't really see past hate.

Sad story never knew Albania is like this.

As a gay greek teen, reality is still scary, even though now things are slowly getting better.

I, because of Discrimination in my country, fell into a deep depression and I had no where to go...

8:40 THE DOG IS SO CUTE

Thank you for the interesting video .... pls make another for Bulgaria.

Why we get hate? Just cause we don't like the things you like?

I think generally speaking it is a struggle to live in Albania as far as I know.

Love is a terrible thing to hate.

I still don't really understand why gays are so hated all over the world... It's a form of love. I really want to to know the reasons gays face all this hate

Bruhh 😭😭😭 the homophobia in Eastern Europe has nothing to do with religion

This is should be the last thing to worry about in albania

Smh the only person who has sense is the guys mother

This makes me so sad as long as you're not hurting anyone you should be allowed to live your life however you want, it's nobody's business.

Proud to be ALBANIAN🇦🇱☪️

I'm an Albanian, even though i don't Live in Albania, and i 100% agree with the Documentary! The problem in Albania is lack of Education, like in some other homophobic countries, and the extremely poor judiciary system! There is no protection at all for this part of the society, you heard the Politician saying that if his son would turn out to be gay, he would kill him. It feels extremely bad to come from a country where the minimal human rights are not respected!

And just when I thought being LGBT in Serbia was terrible enough, there's something worse... I'm so sorry for you guys, I hope you'll pull it through :c

So Vice Greece and Vice Serbia do reportage about Albania?! Hahahahaha

I have friends who worked for the UN In Albania. They say it is a very backward country. Understandable when one thinks it was cut off from the outside world for over 40yrs. The best hope for Albania ist a membership in the EU. That will improve the lives of the Gay community but that is still a number of yrs in the future.

Being an Albanian is a struggle it self