The weaponization of homophobia in Kyrgyzstan and Belarus
When countries take authoritarian turns, it is the LGBT community that ends up as the canary in the coal mine......
Activism
In the wake of the USSR: LGBT 2022
Russia is a vast country with huge ambitions. Claiming to be the full-fledged heir of the dissolved USSR, the Russian Federation remains a reference point for many of the...
“As a Last Resort, We Will Jump Into the River”.
Among Kurdish youth searching for a better life in Europe, there are also homosexuals who are tired of concealing their orientation. Belarusian journalist Evgenia Dolgaya who spoke to some...
“I Understand This Is Immoral, I Promise to Get It Fixed.”
Following the presidential election, the gay community in Belarus has been actively engaged in protests. However, its members have faced violence not only from security forces but......
LGBTQIA Muslims: “An online imam with background music is hardly the absolute truth”
Three queer Muslims from Central Asia talk about the internal conflict they may feel....
“It’s not clear where you spread propaganda and where you teach.”
What has changed in Perm schools after the law banning propaganda of "non-traditional relationships" was passed seven years ago....
