ostpol | "There is no need to sow hatred and division in society"

"There is no need to sow hatred and division in society"

The texts are written by participants of the "Unit" internship programme as well as authors of the Belarusian LGBT project "MAKEOUT"

Belarus: "Oh, I wished I'd left then!

Eva talks about what it's like to be transgender in Belarusian provinces. Now Eva is 25 years old, for 15 of them she has been living in Mogilev. It turns out that Eva is well versed in the history of the city: she jokes that she knows Mogilev so well because there is not much else to do here.

Berlin: Escape to (non)freedom: the reality of inclusion inside queer parties

When I come to a queer party, I try to find myself in a space free from both prejudice and stereotypes, but, surprisingly, the breath of patriarchy is often felt more strongly at queer parties than outside their walls.

Moldawien: "If you call yourself a state, then pay for the rights of LGBT people and women…"

Nicoleta Esinencu, a writer and one of the creators of Teatru-spălatorie (Chişinău, Moldova), told how changes in society begin, whether art can be non-political, and why the state should invest in overcoming inequality.

Belarus: "People are afraid not of getting sick, but of being hospitalized"

What difficulties do transgender people face during the pandemic?

Belarus: "(No) Way Out": How to Stop Engaging in Activism

Activism can't provide everything at the same time: be it support, narcissistic comfort, a sense of meaning, pleasure, etc. As in a case of codependency, you should always watch out: if this relationship is taken away from me, what will remain?

Ukraine: Fears and joys of the Kharkiv LGBT community

Last year, during a "March of equality" in Kharkiv right-wing radicals beat up three people, and this year an LGBT center was egged, doused with urine and had its windows smashed. But despite the threats and the COVID-19 pandemic making its adjustments to the format, the march took place — but not without clashes.

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