Січ 13, 2021 | transnational journalism
For a sphere that’s constantly chasing world records, sport is surprisingly slow in accepting diversity. It’s hard for Ukraine not to get jealous of Germany with its vibrant LGBTQ+ culture and dozens of rainbow communities. But is it all so bright and fun for its...
Січ 12, 2021 | transnational journalism
Accepting the otherness of another person is a sign of awareness and education, in addition to emotional intelligence. Accepting your own otherness is a sign of inner strength. Accepting the otherness of its citizens is a sign of a civilized state that lives...
Січ 12, 2021 | transnational journalism
Activist from Ukraine among Russian-speaking LGBT people in Germany: “Perhaps other countries in the post-Soviet space aren’t developing so rapidly” Anton Dorokh, an activist from Ukraine, talked about the double discrimination of LGBT refugees in Germany and...
Гру 18, 2020 | transnational journalism
Besides the Corona pandemic, there is a second epidemic in Ukraine: HIV. Why the queer community suffers particularly from it. In December, in Pavlo Boiko’s store in Kyiv, if you want, you can get a free HIV rapid test with your purchase. This is not a...
Гру 17, 2020 | transnational journalism
I applied for this journalist exchange hoping to find my Ukrainian roots, but my Ukrainian roots found me first. Though I’ve lived in Berlin since 2017, I grew up near Cleveland, Ohio, a former steel center in the American Rust Belt. Northern Ohio is a very...
Гру 17, 2020 | transnational journalism
How to show visibility in a year like 2020? LGBT+ groups in Ukraine came up with creative ideas, even a Pride march was organized. Some regional organizations talk about their challenges of showing visibility every year and how these challenges have increased under...
Гру 17, 2020 | transnational journalism
The Corona crisis sends queer people back to the closet. The LGBTIQ community loses its safe spaces. In the neighbouring countries Poland and Russia consolidate homo- and transphobic moods, initiatives and even laws. Inside Ukraine far-right groups become...
