Новости Discussion group for Russian gays "Grani" (edges) starts in Moscow

R ussian National GLBT Center "Together" has started a new project. "Grani" is the first discussion group for gays, lesbians and bisexuals in Russia. It is aimed at delivering reliable and trustworthy information to homo- and bisexual men and women, in order to help them live a full quality life. The bi-weekly...
26 января 2004

Новости Ukraine: Male Beauty Contest

On February 14, 1999, the new Kiev night gay-club "Heaven" hosted the contest "Mister Gay Ukraine-98" announced by the Ukrainian magazine "Odyn Z Nas" (One Of Us). According to the publication, over one hundred people from all across the country applied in response to the offer. The jury, consisting of the magazine's...
14 февраля 2002

Новости Moldovian Gay & Lesbian Empowerment

"Moldovan Gay and Lesbian Empowerment" is the largest gay and lesbian project in the post-Soviet territory. The opening of the project "Moldovan Gay and Lesbian Empowerment" took place on October 18, 2001 in Chisinau, Moldova. It is a twinning project between the Dutch lesbian and gay advocacy organisation COC...
24 октября 2001

Новости Ukraine: Gay Community Center Opens in Lugansk

Press-release by Our World Gay and Lesbian Center, Lugansk, Ukraine On August 18, 2001 the formal opening of Nash Mir (Our World) Community Center for gay men and lesbians was held. It is the first Center of its kind in the New Independent States. Andriy Maymulakhin opening the community center In his speech Andriy...
18 августа 2001

Новости Belarus: Pride 2001 Bound to Fail Again?

Following the failure of gay pride in Minsk, Belarus, last year local gay activists announced new gay pride supposed to be held in early September. Last year there were strong doubts about the fairness of gay pride organizers -- some independent gay journalists made an investigation and came to the following...
2 августа 2001

Новости Ukraine: Anti-Aids Program

Later this year the UNO's program of population and the non-governmental organization The International Federation of Family Planning will start funding the activity in the sphere of the propaganda of safe sexual behavior among sexual workers (prostitutes) and homosexuals, as well as the project of maintaining the...
29 июля 1999

Новости Ukraine: Gay and Lesbian Center Our World Founded in Lugansk

On 27 December the gay and lesbian center Our World was founded in Lugansk, Ukraine. The main purposes of the center are: protection of human rights and freedoms of homosexuals and improvement of their legal position in the state; struggle against discrimination of people based on their sexual orientation...
27 декабря 1998

Новости Ukraine: We Are with You

January 7-10 in Kiev there was held first in Ukraine an International Seminar dedicated to the problem of HIV/AIDS. The seminar was prepared by Kiev Center of Mutual Aid of the HIV-positive citizens of Ukraine "My S Vami" ("We Are With You"). The organization "We Are With You" was founded in March, 1996. The help in...
11 января 1998

Новости Ukraine: Hands to Hands Action

Late spring - early summer 1997 the editorial board of "One of Us" (Ukrainian gay magazine) in cooperation with the Civil Human Rights Protection Committee implemented a joint project "Hands to hands". It included free distribution of copies of "One of Us" magazine to gay groups in remote parts of the Ukraine, as...
29 июля 1997