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.
What’s Really Behind Latvia’s Rejection of the Istanbul Convention?
Latvia's Parliament voted to denounce the Istanbul Convention on violence against women. Explore the political manoeuvring, populist trends, and potential Russian interference behind this controversial decision.
All of Us Together: A Zine Exploring what Fascism in the United States Means Beyond Borders
In the wake of Donald Trump’s 2025 re-election and the global surge of right-wing politics, Billy Branca created Perspectives, a Queer zine.
The law should describe criminal acts as closely as possible – if the logic of rape is consent-based, so should the legislation
Researcher Otava Piha argues that if rape is about lack of consent, the law must say so—to better protect the rights of both victims and suspects.
To Be Held: Notes from a Trans Foreigner in Estonia
A journey from anti-trans hostility in the US to safety, solidarity, and healing in Estonia’s queer and trans community.
Gender Bias in AI. Interview with Philosopher of Technology Galit Wellner
Dr. Galit Wellner, a philosopher of technology, highlights how gender biases in AI exist and reveals which problems can arise from that.
Helle Hald: In Denmark, rape victims must have the support of a lawyer from the very beginning.
Helle Hald is a Danish attorney who has fought for the right of rape victims to have a lawyer from the very beginning. This right is now guaranteed in Denmark.
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.
Daniela Alaattinoğlu: yes-means-yes model is more comprehensive
Finland adopted the consent law in 2023. According to legal researcher Daniela Alaattinoğlu, one change was in the approach to evidence.
Estonia needs the „Yes Means Yes“ model of affirmative consent. A report from the President Kaljulaid Foundation’s Tallinn Consent Law Forum
Every victim, irrespective of their gender, age and sexual orientation, needs protection. Arras expressed the opinion that Estonia needs to agree on defining unconsenting sex as rape.
Fear and Loathing in the University of Tartu
This July, a colleague and I took on the initiative of drafting a public address to university management, expressing our deep concern about how they opted to react to recent sexual harassment and abuse of power committed by the director of the Viljandi Academy of Culture.
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.