Victor: “You should not postpone your life”

Live your dreams! That’s how Victor, a trans* man from Ukraine, wants to find happiness right now, in this very moment. As in times of war you do not have time to waste a single day. Our columnist Iryna Hanenkova had a chance to ask him for a video.

As you know we collect stories from queer people in Ukraine. We want to raise awareness for the situation of this vulnerable social group and mobilize support.

This is the story of Victor who had to leave his family because of being trans*. His mother tries to rebond with her son, but Victor has lost the unconditional love for her he once had. WATCH THE VIDEO

Victor tries to make his life, working as a pharmacy manager, but he’s actually dreaming of becoming an artist drawing animated series. He’s trying hard to achieve that, mostly at night. He says: “The war made me realize that if I keep postponing my dreams for ‘later’, there might be not a ‘later’ at all.”

Luckily, he found someone to support him. His boss actually is a very kind woman worrying for his health and wellbeing. Victor’s job is not that intense, but he’s often emotionally exhausted. Drawing at night gives him a rest.

This is how you can donate

INDIVIDUAL HELP Munich Kyiv Queer has its own fundraising campaign via https://www.paypal.me/ConradBreyer to support queer people in Ukraine who are in need or on the run. Why? Because not all LGBTIQ* are organised in the local LGBTIQ*-groups. This help is direct, fast and free of charge if you choose the option “For friends and family” on PayPal. If you don’t have PayPal, you can alternatively send money to the private account of Conrad Breyer, speaker of Munich Kyiv Queer, IBAN: DE427015000021121454.

All requests from the community are meticulously checked in cooperation with our partner organisations in Ukraine. If they can help themselves, they take over. If the demands for help exceed their (financial and/or material) possibilities, we will step in.

HELP FOR LGBTIQ* ORGANISATIONS To support LGBTIQ* in Ukraine we have helped set up the Alliance Queer Emergency Aid Ukraine, in which around 40 German LGBTIQ* Human Rights organisations are involved. All these groups have access to very different Human Rights organisations in Ukraine and use funds for urgently needed care or evacuation of queer people. Every donation helps and is used 100 percent to benefit queer people in Ukraine. Donate here

VULNERABLE GROUP And here you can find out why queer people in war need our support.

Questions? www.MunichKyivQueer.org/help

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