Overview of legislative restrictions on the rights of LGBT+ people in the countries of the former USSR Contents The Criminal Code of the Soviet Union contained an article punishing “sodomy,” that is, sexual relations between men. It was used from time to time to persecute political opponents of the Soviet regime, and…
What rights do LGBTQI+ people still lack? The question of why LGBTQI+ people demand anything for themselves, of what it is they still lack, comes up in the public conversation from time to time. Sometimes it comes with accusations — supposedly they already have every right there is, and now they want some special ones…
In today's world, gender-based violence is, unfortunately, expanding its reach. As society, digital technology, internet access, and a degree of online anonymity develop, the space for committing GBV is shifting from real life (offline) into the online environment — social media, messengers, websites, and other…
The general situation and dynamics of changes General Context On 24 February 2022, the Russian Federation started the full-scale military invasion of Ukraine. Warnings emerged from various sources during 2021 that this could happen. At the same time, the Ukrainian state authorities, while making limited preparations…
This analytical piece by Inna Iryskina, transgender program coordinator at Insight NGO, unpacks the concept of “cisheteronormativity” built on the binary model of gender. She examines in detail what this model rests on and how traditionalist patriarchal attitudes affect LGBTQI+ people around the world — and in…
CONTENTS Introduction Gender-based violence can generally be defined as violence whose commission is rooted in a particular gender order of society. Today that order everywhere remains patriarchy, with a more or less rigid hierarchy in which the male gender dominates the female one, and with a more or less rigid…
Among young people, women share less gender stereotypes than men, including those perceived by some men and women as female "privileges." For example, 58% of young women (15-25 years old) agree that "if men are subject to mandatory conscription, then women should be too," while among young men, 30% support universal…
When the war of the Russian Federation against Ukraine became full-scale, there was practically no person left in Ukraine not affected by it directly or indirectly. This also applies to LGBT+ people represented in all strata of Ukrainian society. However, besides the problems that LGBT+ people faced during the war…
Registering a same-sex marriage for Ukrainians Reasons to formalize your relationship · A list of countries where you can register a same-sex marriage
For a long time, the various expressions of sexuality and gender — homosexuality, bisexuality, being transgender — were condemned by society and, accordingly, passed over in silence. As a result, there was a lack of information about these phenomena, which was sometimes filled in with stereotypical notions and myths…
What topics drive online discussions about LGBTQI+ in Ukraine An analysis of comments by Ukrainian Facebook users about LGBTQI+
This research aims to analyse discriminatory policies and practices in the area of public health in Ukraine in case of transgender people accessing medical services pertaining to their transition and other health-related issues Read the file in pdf
