Don’t miss our PRIDE EVENTS

We offer a variety of events on the Pride weekend of July 15/16. It’s a celebration of life while in Ukraine r*ssia tries to destroy the way we love, everything we live for. Let’s sing and dance, let’s discuss and commemorate. Let’s march! Stand with Ukraine!

Friday, 15th of July

We will host the Love Wins – Charity Party for LGBTIQ* in Ukraine in the Lesbian-queer Community Centre LeZ on Friday, 15th of July. We start with a discussion at 17.00 on the panel facing the questions: “Queer friends in Ukraine, how are you? How can we help? And what are the perspectives for LGBTIQ* after the war?”

Celebration of diversity

Guests on the panel are: Olena Hanich, Gay Alliance Ukraine, Zhenia Kvasnevska, Queer Home Odesa, OdesaPride, Polina, trans* person from Kyiv, now Munich.

Before and after will sing Olha Rubtsova, Nikita Volkov, Iris Song and Viriena. Behind the turntables: DJane Nastya Zasobina, Odesa, now Munich. At 22.00 we will offer a Drag Performance by Merritt Ocracy.

Saturday, 16th of July

PRIDEPARADE

Guests and refugees from Ukraine are officially heading the PrideParade of CSD München. Please join us with your Ukrainian and Rainbow flags. We all will walk behind the official Pride banner of this year: LESS ME, MORE WE. Gather around 11.00 at Mariahilfplatz.

INFODESK

From 15.00 to 18.00 – so after the March – Munich Kyiv Queer runs an information stand at Marienplatz/Rosenstraße. Here we will distribute flyers, postcards, stickers and inform about our work.

KULTURBÜHNE (Small Stage), Kaufingerstraße/Augustinerstraße

17:15 TALK Ukraine + Munich’s partnership with Kyiv

What is the current situation of Ukrainian LGBTIQ*, how do they live in Germany and what can we do to improve their situation here as well as in their home country? With: Alex Belopolsky (Munich Kyiv Queer), Nikita Volkov (Odesa, now Munich), Lydia Dietrich (“mother” of Munich Kyiv Queer), Bernd Müller (moderation)

17:40 MUSIC Ukrainian-Turkish band Squareplatz

Sezgin Inceel (Turkey) and Stas Mishchenko (Ukraine) live in Munich and form a binational indie-electro duo. Their sound: a queer homage to the pop sound of the 90s! WATCH

SHOWBÜHNE (Big Stage), Marienplatz

17.40 MUSIC Nikita Volkov

The openly gay pop, rock and opera singer from Odesa came to Munich as a refugee. The artist will present a selection of his favourite songs that have accompanied him in life.

18.40 COMMEMORATION of the War Victims

Joint commemoration for the victims of r*ssia’s war against Ukraine. Curated by KyivPride and Munich Kyiv Queer.