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...
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,...
by Stephanie Hügler After all the fun we had last winter singing and rehearsing songs in three different languages, we would like to see you all again – physically or online – to sing and learn some festive Christmas songs. Our international rehearsal will take place on Sunday, 28th...
by Monaccord After last year’s corona-induced silence, we are now looking forward to a colourful, yet festive musical event: on the Saturday before the first Advent, Monaccord, the umbrella organisation of Munich’s seven queer choirs and orchestras, invites us to a Christmas Concert in the Church of St. Lukas...
Many thousands of homosexual men in Germany were sentenced to prison terms of up to five years under Paragraph 175 of the Penal Code. Enacted in 1871, with the creation of the modern German nation, this law against “unnatural vice between men” was toughened in the Nazi era and later...
Body, identity – for a long time now, our societies have been struggling with these issues, and all too often the result is fear and rejection of all that is different. This online exhibition, curated by Kateryna Pidhaina from Kyiv, brings together a number of artists – including queer...
You’d like to sing, but your choir can’t meet up to rehearse? You want to meet people from other countries, but you’re not allowed to travel? Then we have the solution for you: our international Three Cities Online Choral Meet-Up with singers from Edinburgh, Munich, Kyiv and beyond. We’ll...
Do you want to keep moving this winter? But you need a bit of extra motivation to #BeatLockdownLethargy? We at Munich Kyiv Queer are running a “Three City Challenge” with our friends from LEAP Sports in Edinburgh, and invite you to take part. More EMU? If you like to...
It all began in the summer of 2012, when three LGBTI* activists from Munich’s twin city Kyiv travelled to Munich to attend the city’s Christopher Street Day as guests of honour. That year, the motto of the largest LGBTI* community event in southern Germany, at which thousands of lesbians,...
For the benefit of the Queer Home in Kyiv, Philhomoniker, Munich’s gay choir number 1, and the new choir Isartonics will invite you to a benefit concert. Queer Homes are small community centres where Ukraine’s local LGBTI-community volunteers for activities such as self-help and leisure groups, cultural as well...
The social pedagogue, author and activist Stephanie Gerlach (photo) has been coaching and lecturing on same-sex lifestyles for 25 years now; rainbow families are her main focus. Gerlach has published three books, each with several editions, and numerous specialist articles on the subject. She co-founded the LesMamas association and...
Join us at the 2-day International Conference on Inclusive Education and Countering Bullying in Schools. The conference consists of panels and a series of thematic workshops on bullying and violence in schools in Ukraine and abroad, national experience in bullying counteraction, creating a safe school environment, raising awareness among...
The XIIth National LGBT Conference of Ukraine deals with ways of cooperation within the community: solidarity among each other for equal rights. The three-day event “The path to Equality: changing the country together” will take place in Kyiv with international participation. More here! Munich Kyiv Queer also presents itself...
Friends for life. As every year we support OdesaPride, which is organized by the NGO Gay Alliance Ukraine. A small Munich delegation has always been participating in the “March of Equality”. This year, it will be much bigger as many LGBTI* activists from Munich will attend Q-Fest, the LGBTI*...
