Tearful admissions, which make for great TV in the US (and ever increasingly in the UK as well) simply do not work here. This is yet another example of the NIMBY syndrome. Nobody minds Mario Galunič is gay, as long as he doesn’t get involved with someone close to them. Cross that line, however, and you stand a big chance of witnessing the most horrible outburst of bigotry you’ve ever seen.

Sexuality and inter-personal relations are taboo for your average Slovenian. In some cultures it is impolite to talk about one’s politics or religion. In Slovenia (as most ex-pats have probably already learned) it is considered impolite to talk about one’s personal issues. The whole community might know that this person is homosexual or that that person has a history of family violence, but they will neither become social outcats, nor will their personal conduct be questioned. As long as they don’t get directly involved, the silent majority will pretend everything is “normal”.

This, BTW, is also the reason why extramarital affairs don’t destroy politicians the way they do in the US and UK.

I think that a better way is through movies and TV series (already happening). People are getting used to the fact that the world is not only heterosexual and that we’re all just people regardless of our sexual orientation. Ofcourse, there will always be individuals incapable or unwilling of accepting the fact.