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Leena Karin Toots on Tartu Ülikooli keeleteaduse eriala magistrant, kelle uurimishuvid seostuvad peamiselt LGBT+ kogukonnaga.

Nika Nazarova is a freelance artist and an animation enthusiast.

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.

Aws Jubair, a refugee and LGBTQ+ activist, talks about the work of the Aman Project, which assists LGBTQ+ refugees in Turkey.

War often perpetuates traditional norms and stereotypes. What is the current situation in Ukraine for those who do not fit in?

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.

Estonia's drag scene is booming. Meet the artists behind the movement creating spaces for queer joy, gender exploration, and splendour.

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.

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.

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.

Pakistani human rights activist Uzma Yakoob writes about the biggest victories and losses of the Pakistani trans community over the past decade.

When healthcare workers wear the white uniform, the white should symbolize healing, but it also represents potential barriers to healthcare.

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.

The Baltic states are at very different points in terms of LGBT+ rights. Estonia lives in a bubble, says Jūratė Juškaitė from the Lithuanian Human Rights Centre.