We tell the stories of Russian-speaking LGBTQ people who emigrated to other countries We continue to publish stories of Russian-speaking LGBTQ people who decided to emigrate to other countries because of war and homophobia. The interviews were conducted as part of the Sources project. 18-year-old Oleksandra Antonova is a bisexual girl from Ukraine who went to Paris, France. Unable to study in Ukraine due to the war, she passed the entrance tests to the Sorbonne and INALCO.

The exhibition will open on February 16 A photo exhibition entitled “LGBTIQ+ in defense of Ukraine” will soon open in Dnipro. It will feature photographs of LGBTQ military personnel and feature their personal stories. The photographs were created by Ukrainian photographer Alim Yakubov. The photographs accompany personal stories of Ukrainian soldiers and volunteers, which were collected and described by Ukrainian scientist and activist Daphne Rachok.

The couple drew up a report on petty hooliganism In St. Petersburg, in Murino, local residents witnessed an “awkward scene” - they discovered a naked queer couple in one of the entrances of the house. According to available information, they were kicked out into the entrance by the landlord of the apartment they were renting. Videos and photographs with two young people began to be published in various Telegram channels.

Free consignment store offering gender-affirming clothing opens in Minneapolis Minnesota is considered one of the leading states when it comes to trans health, so many queer people from other states travel there. And to help them get comfortable, charity LGBT-friendly clothing stores are opening. So, yesterday in Minneapolis, the largest city in Minnesota, an open house was held for Rainbow Wardrobe, an LGBT-friendly thrift store.

At the 66th Grammy Awards (the main music award in the world) last night, at least 6 performers belonging to the LGBT community received the long-awaited statuettes. But openly gay Troye Sivan, although he was nominated, did not win. There were a total of 94 nominations at the 2024 Grammys. So queer performers didn’t steal the award at all.