IDAHOTB: 11 LGBT Materials in Russia and the World
May 17 is the International Day for the Fight against Homophobia., biphobia and transphobia - in Russia all these problems are more than relevant. Here we have collected our best texts about queer people in Russia and the world, their problems, LGBT families and household homophobia.
As I understood that I was bisexual
Bisexual people often face homophobia and condescension at the same time within the queer community. There is even a special term for this - biphobia. The myth still lives that bisexuality is just an “intermediate stage” for a person who is trying to realize his or her own orientation. Our heroine faced biphobia personally and told us what the definition of self can involve
Queer teenagers about life in Russia
Teenagers are being bullied on the Internet and on the street, and the state, by encouraging homophobic activists with posts in power, sometimes reminds: there is no place for gays. At the end of March, Roskomnadzor, referring to the decision of the court of the village of Bely Yar of the Republic of Khakassia, entered Gay.ru, which existed in Russia for twenty years, even the “18+” mark did not help the portal to the portal. We talked to queer teenagers who ventured to talk about their lives without hiding names and faces.
My child is transgender
More and more people are talking about transgenderness in the world, although some issues are still ignored - for example, we know little about the experiences of parents of transgender children and how they build relationships with their grown-up children. Twenty-three years ago, our heroine was told that she would have a girl - but everything turned out differently.
How to talk about transgenderness, disability, orientation and more
The attitude to many questions and problems is changing, and the language is changing along with it - it is not surprising that phrases and expressions, which had not been cut off by hearing, are now paying close attention. With the help of experts, we understand how to properly discuss complex topics and which vocabulary is better to use for this, so as not to offend anyone.
Same-sex couple about the birth of a child in Russia
We talked with Sasha and Olesya, who decided to have a child and raise him in Moscow: we found out how they came to this, what the IVF queer couple was doing and how their choices influenced relations with colleagues and parents
Why legalize same-sex marriage and to whom they interfere
Understand where and how they treat homosexual couples and why it is connected, why the law on “promoting same-sex relations” is absurd and why homosexual people have the right to marry when more and more heterosexual couples choose to live without a stamp in their passport
Geography of Russian Homophobia
We talked with LGBT representatives from different cities of Russia and learned how powerful the community lives alongside Orthodox activism, where you can't go on a date without looking around, and in which republics you can pay for your homosexuality
As I understood that I am queer
I need to choose once and for all the answer to the question: "Who are you? Girl or boy?" And then I found a word that helped me to call this feeling of resistance to the obligatory choice, this unwillingness to participate in the system with two options “woman” and “man”. This word is "queer"
How I set up a support group for LGBT teens
“Children-404” turned five years old, which included thousands of stories told by LGBT teenagers and dozens of threats that came to the creators of the community from strangers, and the prosecution of the group by law enforcement agencies and Roskomnadzor, which banned public in 2015. We asked Elena Klimova, the creator of "Children-404", to tell what it is like to do a humanitarian project under conditions of constant pressure.
How discrimination hides in jokes, clichés and advice
Discrimination, like the devil, is hidden in the details: hackneyed phrases, expressive stereotypes and bearded jokes. Without noticing, we are dealing with everyday discrimination every day, whether it is a scornful attitude towards women, migrants or homosexuals. Actually, homophobia is one of the most common problems, which is not everyone’s problem. We decided to disassemble the most frequent practices of everyday discrimination based on sexual orientation, which is long overdue.
5 queer movies to watch
We talked with the founders of the LGBT film festival "Side by Side", activist Gulei Sultanova and culturologist Manny de Guer, and also asked them to recommend top 5 films about gays, lesbians and transgender people who will help to understand each other better
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