Munich Kyiv Queer

Fight for Global Rights – Solidarity has no boundaries. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersexual (LGBTI*) people suffer disenfranchisement, persecution and assault all over the world. We declare our solidarity with them. The Contact Group Munich Kyiv Queer, formed after Munich Pride in 2012, brings to the publics attention especially the Human Rights’ situation of LGBTI*-people in Ukraine. The city partnership between Munich and Kyiv provides a solid foundation for such a political engagement. Since then a vibrant and warm friendship between Munich’s and Kyiv’s respective LGBTI*-communities has developed.

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War in Ukraine
A new life

It sounds absurd: but Andryi overcame his depression in the middle of the war, into which he had fallen even before Russia's full scale attack on Ukraine. Today, the young gay man from Dnipro helps others and enjoys his life, as he says. Our friend and activist Iryna Hanenkova asked Andryi to tell us about his situation.

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War in Ukraine
A travelogue

6,500 kilometres by train through Ukraine. Sibylle von Tiedemann was where nobody wants to be. In the war. In Ukraine. During her charity trip through the war-torn country, she visited our friends in Kyiv, Odesa and Kharkiv and was welcomed with open arms. On Friday, 10 February, she holds a lecture at the lesbian-queer centre LeZ, Müllerstraße 26, starting at 7 p.m. Join in!

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War in Ukraine
Help in the shelter

Giving up was not an option when Bogdan and his boyfriend had to move out of their flat. They had both lost their jobs and could no longer pay the rent. So they moved into a shelter run by Gay Alliance Ukraine, which is supported by the German LGBTIQ*-community partly.

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War in Ukraine
LGBTIQ* and the war

The exhibition "I am OUT of Ukraine. I am IN Ukraine" will be displayed in the lesbian-queer centre LeZ from Friday, 20 January on. It describes how queer people from an in Ukraine experience the war.

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War in Ukraine
Escape to Berlin

She can hardly remember the beginning of the war. Marina had an accident and since then her memory does not work properly any more. She also can't hear anything, so she didn't even notice the first explosions. Our friend and activist Iryna Hanenkova asked Marina to tell us her story.

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War in Ukraine
Nikki overcame his panic

We as Munich Kyiv Queer continue collecting stories from LGBTIQ* in Ukraine asking them how they live under war circumstances. We want to raise awareness for the situation of this vulnerable social group and mobilize support like donations. This is the story of Nikki.

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