Karleuša said that she also holds Slovenian passport because her mother was born in Ljubljana. Karleuša identifies as an atheist. She has also been vegetarian since 2016, and stated that she would like to go fully vegan. Philanthropy Recognized for supporting LGBT rights in Serbia, Karleuša was awarded with the title of a gay icon in 2010 by the Gay Lesbian Info Centre. Morover, she served as the "pride godmother" during the 2017 Belgrade Pride. Karleuša has been noted for supporting various other causes during her career. Following the 2014 Southeast Europe floods, she supplied Serbian shelters with basic necessities for three consecutive days. Also that year, Karleuša and her husband were amongst the few regional celebrities who financially contributed to ALS research after participating in the ice bucket challenge. In 2015, she performed at Donna Ares' charity concert for victims of cancer in Zetra Olympic Hall, Sarajevo. In December 2018, Karleuša donated 100,000 RSD to VK Partizan for pool-heating during winter seasons. Also vocal on the topic of animal rights, she collaborated with PETA on their anti-fur campaign in July 2018. Politics In 1999, Karleuša, among many other singers, performed at the Republic Square in Belgrade as a part of a series of concerts organized by the head of state during the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia. She has expressed her sympathies for Zoran Đinđić. Her father, Dragan Karleuša, who served as the deputy head of the Criminal Police Directorate of Serbia, took part in the Operation Sabre, which was organized as a result of the assassination of Đinđić in 2003. In response to Vojislav Šešelj talking approvingly about the assassination of Đinđić in 2016, Karleuša wrote on Twitter that "it's a good thing that Šešelj is dying from cancer". Karleuša also showed her support for Čedomir Jovanović. In October 2010, she appeared as a guest on the public panel against violence organized at the Institution of Culture "Vuk Stefanović Karadžić" by Jovanović and the Liberal Democratic Party. On 2 January 2016, Kareluša was as guest on a political talk show aired on Happy TV alongside president Aleksandar Vučić, where she served as an opposing figure to his politics. On 6 April 2017, Karleuša addressed Vučić in an open letter on Facebook criticizing him for his politics, media censorship and for his answer to the 2017 Serbian protests. Before the 2022 Serbian general election, however, Karleuša publicly stated that she