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05.03.2023

He got off the stage, stripped off his high heels and went to fight

Ivan Gonzyk is a diva, basically a gay man. And sometimes he likes to live his feminine side as a pole dancer. Now he fights in the army. Our author Evgen Lesnoy interviewed Ivan on his YouTube channel. This text is based on their conversation.

08.02.2023

We need you for our mentoring programme

The war in Europe makes people feel helpless. Just watching while people die in Ukraine is frustrating. But you can do something here in Munich. Open your hearts for queer refugees from Ukraine and become a mentor. A first meeting will take place on 28th of February at 7pm at...

04.02.2023

Insta Live – One Year of War, chat with Sibylle von Tiedemann

For those who missed her lecture: Sibylle von Tiedemann, founding member of Munich Kyiv Queer, has recently been to Ukraine to blog about the war, visit our friends and collect donations. She will talk about her trip again on Thursday, 23 February, at 7.30 pm on the Instagram channels of...

03.02.2023

« Every day can be your last » Andryi from Dnipro wants to live and help

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.

24.01.2023

Bogdan and Artem find help in a shelter

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

15.01.2023

“I am OUT of Ukraine. I am IN Ukraine”

After a trip through Munich’s community this well-known exhibition will now be displayed in the lesbian-queer centre LeZ from Friday 20 January on. “I am OUT of Ukraine. I am IN Ukraine” describes how queer people from and in Ukraine experience the war. The twelve photo collages can be seen...

10.01.2023

After a train accident, Marina flees to Berlin

She can hardly remember what happened when the war started. Marina was hit by a train and since then her memory does not work properly any more. She also can’t hear anything, so she wasn’t aware of the explosions around her at all. Our friend and activist Iryna Hanenkova asked...

05.01.2023

Nikki overcame his panic attacks and found a new job

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 Nikki’s. Nikki is a non-binary, gay person from Odesa, 29...

02.01.2023

FundReise Day 26 – Odesa, here we go again

Her first trip to Odesa was quite short. Sibylle still has things to do in the city: meeting friends, research, coming to terms with her war experiences. This is the blog of Sibylle von Tiedemann, co-founder of Munich Kyiv Queer. She no longer wanted to just watch what’s happening in...

28.12.2022

FundReise Day 23 – Kharkiv

She did not mention too much about her travel plans at home. Now that she is safe again, Sibylle can tell the truth: She spent the Christmas holidays with friends in Kharkiv. A regular rocket from Russia takes just 40 seconds to get there. The days in the destroyed city...