Part 1. Pregnancy in a same-sex family Part 2. 38 weeks of waiting Part 3. The birth of our son With heartfelt thanks for the help, the support, and the wise advice of our friends — wonderful moms: Liudmylka, Katenka, Natasha, and Ira. Special thanks and gratitude to my dear New York friend, the wonderful mommy…
One lesbian couple's path to happy parenthood — a story told in the first person. Part 1. Pregnancy in a same-sex family Part 2. 38 weeks of waiting With sincere gratitude for the help, the support and the wise advice of our friends — wonderful moms: Liudmylka, Katenka and Natasha. In childbirth preparation classes…
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
The journey of one lesbian couple to happy parenthood, told in the first person. Part 2. Part 1: Pregnancy in a same-sex family Almost three years had passed since the moment we decided we wanted a child and started working toward it. The road was not an easy one, but it worked. Starting in November 2012, with the…
What is human rights? What rights are each of us just because we were born people? What normative acts guarantee these rights? Read the file in pdf
An analysis of the “change (correction) of sex” procedure in Ukraine in practice and in legislation Contents: Foreword The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on the inadmissibility of discrimination on the grounds of “sexual orientation” and “gender identity.” An analysis of the sex change/correction…
This publication is a non-representative quantitative study on the observance of transgender people's rights, particularly in the area of medical care and services. Contents of the study: I. Transgender people's exercise of their right to access medical care and services. 1.1 Seeing doctors about matters unrelated to…
This book is devoted to queer families, that is, the families are atypical and unusual. The attention of the four texts of the book focuses on the living conditions and family history of transgender people and same-sex partnerships Read the file in pdf
Submitted for consideration at the 108th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Committee (Ukraine), July 2013, Geneva
In transgender circles, and especially in their genderqueer segment, the question of the “sex/gender” field in identity documents comes up from time to time: which options in it would be appropriate, and whether it should exist at all. Such discussions often suffer from a problem tied to a stereotypical view of…
Read also: How Ukrainians can register a same-sex marriage Children in queer families. How to talk about diversity Backstory Almost three years have passed since the moment we started dating — or, more precisely, since we started living together (the two events happened a mere 2 months apart). We are a family! We are…
