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Organisers of LGBTQ+ film festival in Russia: “We were a little naïve about the backlash that was going to happen!”
Estonian Rainbow Heroes of Culture, Gulya Sultanova and Manny de Guerre, who ran the LGBTQ+ film festival Side by Side in Russia, compare working in an atmosphere of bomb threats, intimidation and self-censorship to working to promote human rights in Russia in Estonia, where they run Q-Space, LGBTQ+ cultural program mainly aimed at the Russian-speaking community.
Humanitarian Aws Jubair: Attacks against LGBTQ+ people have increased in Turkey
Aws Jubair, a refugee and LGBTQ+ activist, talks about the work of the Aman Project, which assists LGBTQ+ refugees in Turkey.
Do wars have a sexual orientation? On the Russian invasion, LGBTQ rights and civil society resistance in Ukraine
War often perpetuates traditional norms and stereotypes. What is the current situation in Ukraine for those who do not fit in?
How Estonian Bureaucracy Obstructs Gender Transition
Estonia prides itself on being a digital state built on efficiency and equal access. Yet for many trans people, accessing gender-affirming healthcare still means navigating bureaucracy and convincing a panel of experts that their identity is legitimate, as Sascha Lumi learned when beginning her legal and medical transitioning.
The fracturing of European feminism: How TERF ideology threatens decades of progress
Women's and LGBTIQ rights have advanced hand in hand across Europe for decades. But exclusionary movements within feminism threaten that progress. Where trans and queer-exclusive feminism takes hold, both women's and LGBTIQ rights lose ground.
A Renaissance for Estonian Drag: Gender Play and the Queer Sublime
Estonia's drag scene is booming. Meet the artists behind the movement creating spaces for queer joy, gender exploration, and splendour.
Johanna Nejedlová: sexual education must include prevention of violence, but it should also include fun
Despite the fact that the Czech Republic has not ratified the Istanbul Convention and that, according to NGOs, government politicians are not particularly progressive on the issue of sexual violence, they have transitioned to a consent-based law.
The “fascist femboys” of Baltic German artist Elisàr von Kupffer. Interview with historian Ben Miller
Ben Miller is a historian who has studied the racist history of the gay liberation movement, spanning from interwar Weimar Germany to 1970s San Francisco. In this interview, he discusses in more detail the Baltic German artist Elisàr von Kupffer, who was born in the Estonian territories.
Women’s Day: time to gaze beyond the mirror
On 8th of March (and always) we invite you to focus on intersectionality and think about how the plight of other marginalized groups affects us all.
Recognition to regression: protecting transgender rights ended in striking down self-perceived gender identity and its expression in Pakistan
Pakistani human rights activist Uzma Yakoob writes about the biggest victories and losses of the Pakistani trans community over the past decade.
Health decisions are made with trans people, not instead of them
When healthcare workers wear the white uniform, the white should symbolize healing, but it also represents potential barriers to healthcare.
Moldovian city planner Constanța Dohotaru: Our cities are patriarchy cut in stone!
Constanța Dohotaru about rampant Russian propaganda in Moldova, the situation of women, minorities and refugees, and urban planning, which is heavily biased towards the needs of men.
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