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31.10.2026

“It’s going to be a very difficult winter”

Olena is a queer person living in Lviv in Western Ukraine. The war, she says, is changing everyday life even in a city considered relatively safe. This is why she dreads the coming winter.

30.09.2026

When Queer Cinema meets Mindfulness

As part of the Queer Film Festival Munich (QFFM), Ukrainian filmmaker and cultural studies scholar Anastasia Nizamova invites you to the workshop “When Queer Cinema meets Mindfulness” on Saturday, October 17, at 2 pm. In this experimental format, the Odesa-born and now Munich-based artist combines mindfulness exercises with film theory...

Queer Mindfulness von Marcis Berzins Unsplash

10.05.2026

Hanna: “We’re strong when we’re together”

Learning from one another, fighting together. That is the motto under which Munich Kyiv Queer has been inviting queer people from Ukraine to Munich for the “Volunteers Workshop” for years. The focus: volunteering. The aim: to show what the community can achieve thanks to the commitment of its members! In...

Die Volunteers 2026 bei der Münchner Aids-Hilfe

09.05.2026

Polina: “I’m returning in the knowledge that our struggle is bound to bear fruit”

Learning from one another, fighting together. That is the motto under which Munich Kyiv Queer has been inviting queer people from Ukraine to the ‘Volunteers Workshop’ in Munich for years. The focus: volunteering. The aim: to show what the community can achieve thanks to the commitment of its members! In...

Polina an der Isar mit Christina. Foto: MKQ

09.05.2026

Volodymyr: “Munich has shown me what the future could look like”

Learning from one another, fighting together. That is the motto under which Munich Kyiv Queer has been inviting queer people from Ukraine to Munich for the “Volunteers Workshop” for years. The focus: volunteering. The aim: to show what the community can achieve thanks to the commitment of its members! In...

07.05.2026

Nastia: “Why did I have to leave my country to feel normal?”

Learning from one another, fighting together. That is the motto under which Munich Kyiv Queer has been inviting queer people from Ukraine to the ‘Volunteers Workshop’ in Munich for years. The focus: volunteering. The aim: to show what the community can achieve thanks to the commitment of its members! In...

06.05.2026

Alex: “In Munich, I feel free to be myself”

Learning from one another, fighting together. That is the motto under which Munich Kyiv Queer has been inviting queer people from Ukraine to the ‘Volunteers Workshop’ in Munich for years. The focus: volunteering. The aim: to show what the community can achieve thanks to the commitment of its members! In...

02.05.2026

Munich Kyiv Extravaganza

Immerse yourself in a world of glitz and glamour! Samantha Jackson and Christina Parficheva invite you to a magical evening featuring breathtaking performances by singers, drag artists and cabaret performers! A unique fusion of drag and queer Ukrainian culture featuring Panas Poltawa, Maksym Svirenko, Stas Mi, Dana National, Markian Strotsiak...

19.04.2026

Munich-Ukrainian Picnic Talk

We enter the 6th year of war and luckily activists from Ukraine will join MunichPride once again. They are all fighting: for their country, their lives, for freedom, as well as for visibility and acceptance of LGBTIQ*, of course. Let's have a snack: Thursday, 25 June, 6.30 p.m., at LeZ.

Foto vom Picknick Talk im LeZ 2023 — Picknick Talk im LeZ 2023

16.04.2026

Living library: Learning from each other, fighting together

Ukrainian LGBTIQ* activists talk about their lives in Ukraine, their experiences with the community in Munich and their plans for the future. Friday, 8 May 2026, 7 p.m., at LeZ

Woman* with rainbow painted hands in front of her face