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13.05.2022

Chronicles from Odesa – Diary of War

On February 23rd, 2022, our MKQ member Stephanie Huegler contacted her friend Zhenia, 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 first...

07.05.2022

Thank you, community!

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 months...

14.04.2022

Dreams of tough guys. How Putin’s war in Ukraine reactivates militarised masculinity!

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 soldiers...

13.04.2022

We are together, we will break through! Chronicle from Zhytomyr. Part II

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...

28.03.2022

In the face of the ennemy. Chronicle from Zhytomyr

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. Donate...

27.03.2022

Charity Bar Evening

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. The war in Ukraine, unleashed by Putin’s army, claims thousands of dead and injured, millions leave the bombed...

23.03.2022

“With Love from Ukraine” – Chronicle from Kherson

“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 time...

03.03.2022

War in Ukraine – LGBTIQ in danger?

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 many...

03.03.2022

LGBTIQ* in Ukraine – How we can help now!

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, direct,...

04.12.2021

Advent yodelling

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 together...