On February 23rd, 2022, our MKQ member Stephanie Huegler contacted her friend Zhenya, an LGTIQ* activist in Odesa, to ask her how she was doing. There were rumors about a war that would begin – and it did begin! One day later, like many other Ukrainian cities, Odesa was...
Your willingness to donate is breaking all records: The German LGBTIQ*-community has collected more than 500,000 euros for queer people in need! First results are just: Wow! Protecting LGBTIQ*s in and from Ukraine is what we as an alliance set out to do when we started our work two...
Russia’s attack on Ukraine in February, which violated international law, not only marks a serious break in Russian-Western relations, Putin’s war also reactivates the old image of men as soldiers. Putin is waging a war that he cannot call war. Under false claim, Putin is recruiting young men as...
The terrible war in Ukraine has been going on for a month and a half now, and millions of people have already been evacuated abroad. Not everyone can escape the war – only women, children and the elderly. And even among refugees, the most vulnerable group are members of...
The problems faced by LGBTIQ* people in Eastern Europe have often been the subject of Western media coverage over the past decade. This includes the lack of equal rights, acts of violence, self-rejection and psychological issues that inevitably cause social problems – work difficulties, financial issues, limited social contacts....
It’s supposed to be a regular evening at the Sub. With beer and bubbles, a chat at the bar and nice music. Let’s have fun, but it’s not that easy these days. War in Ukraine – Help The war in Ukraine, unleashed by Putin’s army, claims thousands of dead...
“Lesbians from Ukraine share their stories. They are true, but staged by the activists Anastasiia and Svetlana of the lesbian-feminist theatre ЖИВА_я (zhiva_ja)”. This was the announcement of Munich Kyiv Queer and the Lesbenkulturtage (Lesbian Culture Days) for a theatre performance at the Eine Welt Haus in 2015. Long...
Our friends need help! Many cities in Ukraine are under attack. We provide emergency aid for people who have to flee or are in need. There is a lack of everything! We also support LGBTIQ* organisations in Ukraine that are still working. Emergency Aid – fast, direct, unbureaucratic Offer...
A fortnight ago, a war broke out in Europe that no one would have thought possible. On 24th of February, the Putin regime in Russia attacked Ukraine, millions of people are fleeing, thousands are dying. Emergency Aid – fast, direct, unbureaucratic Among the victims of this war are also...
Ukraine is fighting for its existence. On 24th of February, Putin’s regime attacked: Millions of people are fleeing, thousands are dying. Among the victims of this war are also many lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans*, inter* and queer people, who are considered a particularly vulnerable group. Emergency Aid – fast,...
Munich Kyiv Queer invited queer choirs from Edinburgh, Munich and Odesa to a digital meet-up, just like at the last lockdown. Only this time, everything was much more colourful. by Stephanie Hügler “Thank you for organising this rehearsal. Due to quarantine and other obstacles, we haven’t met to sing...
To comfort fans who missed the Advent concert of 27th of November, which was cancelled due to Corona, the seven queer choirs and music ensembles of Munich’s Monaccord network have put together a virtual concert instead. It consists of some rehearsals and existing stock material. They all raised money...
by Conrad Breyer As we walk to the German Embassy, we can already hear the loudspeaker announcements. The slogans echo throughout the city, accompanied by music. “Is it starting already?”, I ask Stas. “Have our friends from Tradition and Order arrived yet?” But then we realize: that’s Britney singing....
by Conrad Breyer German Embassy, Heinrich Böll Foundation, Tochka Opori, then our film – the program for Friday promises to be as exhausting as that of the previous days. Sleepily, we start our visit as a “Munich delegation” at the embassy – two of us this year only, no...
by Conrad Breyer We’re already sitting on the bus to the next appointment when Olena Globa sends me another message on my cell phone. “LGBTIQ*,” it says, “will win thanks to people like you in Munich and Kyiv, and not because Biden and Zelensky make some agreement that’s only...
