A crossborder community
of journalists and activists
who work with LGBTIQ+ issues
We offer workshops and internships, do media and research projects to further the debate on queer issues. Unit is part of n-ost, a Berlin-based media NGO that connects journalists internationally, supports research and strengthens investigative journalism.
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Open Call: Workshop in Germany about Journalistic Approaches to Queer History
History Unit's open call for the upcoming workshop in Berlin, Weimar and Buchenwald, 14-20 October
Find out moreFirst Open Call Within the History Unit Project Is Now Live
We are starting gathering applications for an immersive workshop in Kraków and Oświęcim
Find out moreHistory Unit: Reframing Queer Narratives in Media
The new project addresses the responsibility of the media for the spread of homophobic narratives under Nazism and in today’s political realities.
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“This Is My Feminist Manifesto”
The story of Violetta Tarasenko, a Ukrainian LGBTQ activist and a lesbian woman in the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Behind the Mask: Contemporary Drag Culture in Kazakhstan
In Tolganay Talgat's documentary, artists and performers of different ages, ethnicities, and genders share how they find ways to self-expression and activism in drag.
Gay Pride Parade, “Dazhynki” or White March: which holiday suits “Belarusians of the future”?
An observation of the words, signs and meanings that fill the media space at the conventional hash-tag #belarusian.
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