Daniyar Orsekov on research and activism at the intersection of HIV and trans* issues in Eastern Europe and Central Asia Independent researcher in the field of trans* health Yana Kirey-Sitnikova discussed with the founder of Kyrgyz-Indigo, LGBT activist and researcher Daniyar Orsekov, research on the health of transgender people, including issues of HIV infection, in the Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA) region.

The CEO of the American retail chain Target, Brian Cornell, first commented on the incident when the company removed Pride products from the shelves in June. He did this in an interview with CNBC, the gay magazine OUT drew attention (sources in English). According to Cornell, the main reason for this “step back” was the safety of employees. Prior to this, Target released Pride collections every June for over a decade. But this time the reaction of homophobes was especially cruel.

The new season of the game will feature a non-binary character nicknamed "Venture" Blizzard is introducing more and more characters belonging to the LGBTQ community. The developers have announced a new non-binary character nicknamed “Venture”, who will appear in the tenth season of “Overwatch 2”. This is the first non-binary character in the game. This character was shown as part of BlizzCon 2023. This is Blizzard's annual festival dedicated to the company's games.

On the first Sunday in October, the world celebrates Transgender Parents Day: in 2023 it will be October 5th. In Russia, we know little about the lives of transgender people who have children. But thanks to trans initiatives we can learn a little more. A series of posts with stories from children of trans* parents was published today by Center T. They all emigrated from Russia for safety. Today, the first Sunday in November is Transgender Parents Day!

How criminal artists played with gender long before Serduchka, despite the homophobia of Russian gateways After the exquisite and elegant art of the 19th century, we decided to immerse ourselves in a completely different environment. It would seem, what could drag queens have in common with chanson, blatnyak and restaurant music? And here it is! In restaurants and back alleys, a special musical genre was formed, in which changing gender roles suddenly turned out to be one of the key elements.

33 million euros will be allocated for compensation The Austrian government is set to pay tens of millions of euros in compensation to gays who have been persecuted or convicted of homosexual acts in the past. The initiative came from the Austrian Ministry of Justice. Let us remember that same-sex relationships were decriminalized in Austria in 1971. However, there were still articles in the Austrian criminal code that criminalized certain acts of gays.