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mariacallous · 9 months

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The embassies and representative offices of 25 countries and the EU Delegation in Serbia, marking Belgrade Pride, issued a joint statement of support for the values of Pride and urging protection of the rights of LGBTIQ+ persons.

“On the occasion of Belgrade Pride 2023, we want to reaffirm our commitment to respecting, promoting and protecting human rights for all. We proudly stand with the LGBTIQ+ community in Serbia and strongly support the values that Pride represents – acceptance, inclusion and diversity,” the joint statement on Thursday said.

The statement added that they will continue to work with local LGBTIQ+ organizations to help the community take a legitimate place in society and ensure constructive debate when it comes to topics of equality, non-discrimination and human rights, including freedom of assembly and freedom of expression.

“These are universal rights. Regardless of where we are, who we are or who we love,” the statement reads.

The statement was signed by the embassies or representative offices of Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, the Delegation of the European Union, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, Britain and the United States.

Physical attacks, hate speech, discrimination and bans have remained part of the everyday life of the LGBTIQ+ community in Serbia in the past decades. This year’s Pride Week from September 4 to 10 is held under the slogan: “We’re not even close”, referencing demands that the government has not fulfilled.

The Pride walk is scheduled for Saturday at 4pm. This year, participants are again being provided with police protection.

Last year, right-wing organisations held a counter-protest, attacking some of the Pride participants and clashing with the police. This year there has been no announcement of major right-wing counter-protests.

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marveltrumpshate · 2 years

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Dreams. Changed worlds. Hope. Desperation to change circumstances. Family. These are all tenets of the immigrant and refugee experience and ones that would resonate with many of our favorite Marvel characters as well. The following organizations assist those who strike out from everything they know to everything they don’t in the hopes of a better tomorrow, whether they choose to do so or are forced to flee their homes.

For more information on donation methods and accepted currencies, please refer to our list of organizations page.

International Rescue Committee

Founded in 1933, the IRC is a long-standing trusted partner in supporting those whose lives have been upended by sudden violence, political or natural. Their main fundraising focuses right now are Pakistan and Ukraine, but they are no stranger to areas of disaster throughout the world as they currently work in 40 countries. The IRC provides emergency aid and long-term assistance, including refugee settlement, and focuses on health, education, economic well-being, empowerment, and safety.

National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum

NAPAWF is the only organization focused on building a movement for social, political, and economic change for Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) women and girls. Their work focuses on policy and structural change, organizing and civic engagement, and legal advocacy and judicial strategy. They also tackle reproductive health and rights, economic justice, and immigration and racial justice.

Organization for Refuge, Asylum & Migration (ORAM)

ORAM assists people fleeing persecution based on their sexual orientation and/or gender identity and expression. They are with LGBTIQ asylum seekers and refugees every step of the way, from the asylum process to resettlement and rebuilding of their livelihoods. They provide legal assistance and resources, champion LGBTIQ rights, respond to emergency situations, and help asylum seekers and refugees get back on their feet economically so they can survive and thrive on their own.

Rainbow Railroad

Rainbow Railword helps LGBTQI individuals around the world escape persecution, violence, imprisonment, or death. Since 2006, they’ve assisted more than 3,100 people from over 38 countries in emergency situations find asylum in safe countries. Rainbow Railroad also monitors and reports on state-sponsored violence affecting the LGBTQI community in 70 countries that criminalize LGBTQI identification and relationships.

Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services

Most known for their work on the Texas/Mexico border but operating on the national frontlines of the fight for immigration rights, RAICES provides free and low-cost legal services, bond assistance, and social programs to underserved immigrant children, families, and refugees. Among their many accomplishments, RAICES established the largest bond fund in the U.S., which they use to secure the release of individuals from ICE detention, and has more immigration lawyers than any other organization in Texas. These lawyers represent individuals, including children, in court, offer residency and citizenship services, assist asylum seekers, and deal with removal defense. RAICES also offers social services ranging from case management and resettlement assistance to a national hotline connecting migrants with local community resources and transit support for recently released migrants.

RefugePoint

RefugePoint was founded in 2005 to identify refugees who fall through the cracks of humanitarian aid. Initially providing life-saving care to HIV+ refugees in Nairobi, Kenya, the agency grew quickly, adding a range of services to support those with the most urgent needs. Their goal is to advance lasting, long-term solutions for at-risk refugees by increasing equitable access to resettlement, strengthening capacity in refugee-hosting countries, and helping refugees achieve self-reliance so they can rebuild healthy, dignified lives.

Southern Poverty Law Center

They’re mostly known in the U.S. as a hate group watchdog of sorts, but their work goes beyond tracking and exposing hate groups and promoting tolerance education programs. SPLC works on voting rights advocacy, children’s rights, immigration reform and family reunification, LGBTQ+ rights, economic justice, and criminal justice reform, working “with communities to dismantle white supremacy, strengthen intersectional movements, and advance the human rights of all people.” Essentially, if there is injustice against a vulnerable and/or marginalized group in the U.S., SPLC aims to address and fix it. For specific information on their immigration justice work, please click here.

#marvel trumps hate #mth 2022 #charity spotlight

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qnewslgbtiqa · 4 months

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Looking back from J Christ to Army of Lovers: Crucified

New Post has been published on https://qnews.com.au/looking-back-from-j-christ-to-army-of-lovers-crucified/

Looking back from J Christ to Army of Lovers: Crucified

Lil Nas X’s J Christ, an allegedly blasphemous hymn dripping with camp deliciousness, is reminiscent of Army of Lovers’ 1991 hit Crucified.

Critics praised the song for its gospel song-like catchiness, great harmonies and contagious phrasing. Lots of Abba comparisons.

Before the Murdochracy began mining culture wars for profit

But there’s a huge major difference between the reception for Crucified in 1991 and J Christ today.

A few reviews of the song describe it as ‘provocative.’ But that’s it! No rants about the end of civilisation as we know it, Lil Nas X being the Antichrist or banning the mention of LGBT in public places.

How times have changed – and how much the Murdochracy has been responsible.

Something to ponder on.

Army Of Lovers – Crucified

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Lil Nas X – J CHRIST (Official Video)

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Sexodus

Army of Lovers released the new album Sexodus in late 2023.

The album features Love is blue, a gay anthem co-created with Ukraine’s top star, Olga Poljakova.

Alexander Bard from Army of Lovers co-wrote Love is blue with Poljakova. Blue symbolizes gay love in Ukrainian and Russian culture and the collaborators intend the song as a statement against Putin’s bigoted policies.

Army of Lovers feat. Olya Polyakova – Love Is Blue

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More Queer Hits from Years Gone By:

Cowboys are Frequently, Secretly (Fond of Each Other).

Supernaut: ‘I Like it Both Ways’ Aust’s great bisexual anthem.

35 LGBTIQ anthems and favourites from over half a century.

For the latest LGBTIQA+ Sister Girl and Brother Boy news, entertainment, community stories in Australia, visit qnews.com.au. Check out our latest magazines or find us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.

#pop music

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garland-on-thy-brow · 2 years

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Donation addresses of the Ukrainian non-profit LGBTIQ+ Military (Військові ЛГБТІК+, existing since 2018, site https://lgbtmilitary.org.ua/eng).

Link to the post with this information on their official Facebook page:

Thank you @lifeisyetfair for pointing me to their Facebook (I only had Telegram)!

They are also on Telegram:

https://t.me/lgbtiqmilitary/552

💑🦄Hi everyone !

👭👬We are LGBT+ soldiers. We strive for equality for our community, for the right to marry and have a family. Our NGO was established in 2018 to increase our visibility and stand against discrimination.

😺We are not a separate battalion. Our members live and serve in different parts of Ukraine. Snipers, troopers, pilots, secret service people, and military doctors... We used to keep in touch in private chats to support each other and now use these chats to coordinate during operations. Our mornings begin with the roll call of fellows. Our days are spent in anxiety if someone doesn't answer for a while.😿

💪Today, like other soldiers, we hold positions scattered in hotspots, take turns in the trenches, and die under fire from enemy troops.

❤️🏳️‍🌈We have an irresistible desire to win to see family and loved ones. Six couples of our men and women got engaged with the onset of war. You can view their statements in our previous posts.

💢Since the war began, we joined with KyivPride Rizni.Rivni and other related organizations and raised funds to help the military, refugees, and anyone in need. You responded and helped a lot! We are sincerely grateful for each transfer. But the war continues, and we continue asking for help.

What you can do:

✅ Donate to our funds

✅ Share information about our organization and the situation in Ukraine on your page

✅ Spread our posts and stories

✅ Share this information with your friends and acquaintances who want to help

✅ Share our donation appeals and accounts in your personal and work chats

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🇺🇦We look forward to victory and are highly grateful for any support you can give us in this challenging time. Thank you to everyone who stands with us. Your messages are very inspiring and support our fighting spirit a lot.

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#standwithukraine #stopputin #natoclosethesky #closetheskyukraine #saveukraine #ukrainenews #ukrainianarmy #lgbtmilitary #lgbtukraine

This post has been UPDATED to include the Facebook link.

#ukraine #stand with ukraine #support ukraine

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starrystillness · 2 years

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Sébastien Wright Baltic Amber: A Live Document

Myrrh / Garden of Egyptian Dreams / Archangel in Amber / In Dim Light / The Dead Archangel

Available for 72 hours only (13.00 GMT Monday 7th March)

All proceeds go to support the LGBTIQ+ community in Ukraine via OutRight

Click anyway to buy via Bandcamp

#ambient music #noise music #bubblegum industrial

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chloethepayne · 2 years

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in times of crisis, gay people and other marginalized communities face a unique risk of harm and can't always count on being able to access humanitarian aid. outright action international is supporting local partners in ukraine and surrounding countries who are directly helping queer people impacted by russia's attacks.

donate at http://outrightinternational.org/ukraine or visit @outrightintl and click the link in their bio.

#ukraine

#standwithukraine

#supportukraine #istandwithukraine #queerrefugees #supportrefugees #lgbt #lgbtiq #lgbtq🌈 #lgbtqia #lgbtqiaplus #fundraiser #fundraising #ukrainefundraiser #donateukraine #ukrainequeer #queercommunity #outrightintl #outrightinternational #outrightactioninternational

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trixter-i-am · 5 years

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Every time I travel and meet with hotel or resort employees, team members at workshops, or simply local people with whom I come into contact as a customer, guest or tourist, I can't but think about how they will accept me and what I’ll have to face.

After all, people are so different and many of them have never even heard of the existence of non-binary people. For almost all new people I meet on trips, I am the first androgyne in their life. Or at least the first one to introduce myself this way and speak openly on the topic. Each time, they ask lots of questions with genuine interest, without hostility and aggression, about what it means and how to treat me properly. They’re ordinary people who aren’t really passionate about gender issues. However, I’ve never seen any alarm or disgust in their faces. They can’t fully understand me. It’s easier for them to think that I’m a boy. But this is simply because they aren’t used to such concepts and it's still difficult for them to get a hang of the idea and settle into it.

So far, I've only traveled around Ukraine. And I’ve almost never met anyone who would treat me negatively or wouldn’t be ready to work together with me. Maybe I was lucky to only meet nice, calm, friendly people. Perhaps a lot depends on the way you present yourself: how open and self-confident you are, how ready you are to appear and be as friendly as possible, creating a positive image of a sociable person who feels at ease with other people and is not ashamed of being themselves.

I don’t know what they say behind my back. Many of the people I thought were my friends ended up spreading hurtful rumors and accusations once they’ve had a chance to sling mud at me. And seemingly upstanding LGBTIQ+ allies and even activists can do heinous things no matter how positive and nice you act. So, their studied friendliness is no guarantee of sincerity. Therefore, I don’t care so much about what people think or feel about me. They have the right to do this just like any other person. All that matters for me is that their prejudices don't affect affect our cooperation and its results. Let their smiles be fake. Let them get their head full of different ideas and information regarding non-binary people in a month or two. Yet let them not spoil my mood at the moment, let them fulfill their part of the deal, and let us part in good health and with possibly fond memories.

Your image, the image of your community and the influence you have on others are all in your hands.

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clairikine · 2 years

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some organizations doing work locally that you can donate to

Berlin-Brandenburg

Each One Teach One (a community-based organization working to promote the interests of Black, African and Afro-diasporic people in Germany and Europe, currently coordinating accommodation and relief for BIPOC fleeing Ukraine)

LSVD Berlin-Brandenburg MILES program (offering psychosocial & legal support for LGBTIQ* refugees in Berlin and Brandenburg)

moabit hilft (coordinating and distributing material donations for refugees)

Afghanistan, Haiti and Ukraine

Respond Crisis Translation (link is to a mutual aid fund to support translation and interpretation for refugees in Afghanistan, Haiti and Ukraine)

#berlin #brandenburg #deutschland #flüchtlingshilfe #spenden #donations #donate #refugees #ukraine #haiti #afghanistan #these are orgs i have heard of and/or donated to #there are many many more #germany #geflüchtete menschen

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onsenhanakotoba · 5 years

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We can’t blame politicians only: for example, just 1% of Ukrainians would accept a queer person to their families, according to a recent poll. However, lack of political leadership and weaponized identity politics make it much worse. In this nutshell, Ukraine is a good illustration of the stasis that plagued most emerging democracies: global proliferation of identity politics brought more visibility for minorities, but it has also polarized public debates and locked pro-equality legislation in a logjam. While the Kyiv Pride in Ukraine emerges as the biggest pride event in Eastern Europe and the visibility of local queer community is at historic high, legislative process for any LGBT+ protection has been dead for years. Many queer Ukrainians seek dignity and fulfilment of their basic rights abroad (as I did myself marrying my partner, also a Ukrainian, in Denmark last year), which only fuels an ongoing brain drain of colossal proportions.

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theconservativebrief · 6 years

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The World Cup started this week. Potentially thousands of fans and athletes who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and queer have arrived in Russia. As a gay woman and activist, I’m worried sick about what might happen.

I left the Soviet Union 29 years ago because of its discrimination against Jews. Ten years ago, I founded RUSA LGBT, a network for Russian-speaking LGBTIQ immigrants living in the US. I work all the time with people whose lives have been threatened because of their sexual orientation. So despite FIFA’s promise that they stand against “non-discrimination, gender equality and racism,” I’m very concerned that the World Cup-governing organization has failed to explicitly call for protection of LGBTIQ attending the World Cup. As if this wasn’t bad enough, FIFA awarded the following World Cup to Qatar, where homosexuality is prohibited by law.

In 2013, when Putin first made illegal the promotion of “nontraditional sexual relationships” to minors, commonly called the “anti-gay” law, there were calls for the boycotts of Russian vodka, Russian gasoline, Russian artists visiting the US, and attendance of the Sochi Olympics. As Soviet immigrants, we knew that our calls for boycott were unlikely to succeed. But we also knew it was our best chance to shine a spotlight on human rights violations happening in the shadows in Russia.

Now, as the world gathers to watch the FIFA World Cup hosted by Russia, I’m both angered and resigned to the fact that commentators, athletes, and politicians are paying so much less attention to these LGBTIQ abuses. It’s not because these issues have gone away. It’s because so many other human rights abuses have festered under Russia in the years following the Sochi Olympics that we’re fighting for attention. But that does not make the relative silence on Russia’s abysmal track record on LGBTIQ rights okay.

In the absence of laws protecting LGBTIQ people, fans and players are vulnerable to intolerance or violence at the hands of other fans, paramilitary organizations, and police. The government plans to deploy Cossacks, an ultraconservative paramilitary group openly hostile to LGBTIQ rights, to guard World Cup games in the city of Rostov-on-Don. A Cossack spokesperson told Radio Free Europe affiliate Current Time that they would report gay men kissing in public to police. “To us, values mean the (Christian) Orthodox faith and the family come first,” he said.

As someone who grew up in the Soviet Union, these kinds of statements fill me with fear. Since the passage of the “anti-gay” law, life has become difficult and dangerous for gay Russians. Putin’s regime barely stopped short of enacting legislatures that would have allowed the state to remove kids from LGBTIQ families, impose fines for public displays of “homosexual behavior” and detain young people for “coming out.”

Gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people were often subject to discrimination in their everyday life before Putin’s law, but afterward, the legitimization of anti-gay attitudes spurred a wave of violence and even murder of LGBTIQ people in Russia. Several post-Soviet countries, including Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan, followed in Russia’s footsteps and enacted similar laws. Last year, in Chechnya, dozens of gay men were captured, tortured, and even killed by police. We’ve also heard reports of family “honor” killings of gay women. It is heartbreaking that this is happening in this day and age.

During the Sochi Olympics, Soviet immigrants and activists like myself aimed to bring the ensuing anti-gay treatment to the forefront of the Western media attention.

The visibility campaign succeeded — now the world at large is aware of “anti-gay” law in Russia. But the cries of our community did not produce meaningful protection. A number of LGBTIQ Russians subjected to continued violence and discrimination left and continue to leave Russia seeking refuge. Our fears that the crackdown on gay rights was merely a trial balloon aimed to see how far Putin could go without meaningful opposition from the West have proven to be true.

In 2014, Russia violated international agreements by annexing Crimea with barely a slap on the wrist from the West. Russia continues to support separatists in Ukraine where thousands of people already lost their lives and almost 2 million were displaced. Putin’s suppression of the opposition resulted in the murders of prominent journalists and politicians and the jailing of the vocal opponents.

With everything that’s going on, it’s no surprise that we’re hearing less about LGBTIQ rights in Russia. We should remember that in light of Chechen gay purges and government’s denials of it, an entire LGBTIQ community feels even more vulnerable than they did before the Sochi Olympics.

International sport bodies like FIFA and IOC should not award their major events to the countries with major human rights violations. Unfortunately, these organizations are allegedly corrupt, and the end of one scandal is usually followed by another scandal. At the end of the day, hosting choices, according to some reports, are usually granted to the highest bidder.

Likewise, there has been little willingness to support and protect LGBTIQ people by the World Cup’s corporate sponsors like Budweiser, Coca-Cola, Adidas, and others. These brands have no problem marching in Pride events all over the world, but they will not stand up for LGBTIQ rights in the countries hosting their sponsored events, where it actually matters. These corporate sponsors must not just look out for their commercial interests.

When Vox reached out to these brands, Budweiser said in a statement: “Our Dream is to bring people together for a better world and we believe in the power of football as one way to unite us. Integrity and ethics are part of our core values and we have zero tolerance for hate and discrimination of any kind.”

A spokesperson for Coca-Cola said: “We believe that through our partnership and continued involvement with FIFA we can help foster optimism and unity, while making a positive difference in the communities we serve. The Coca-Cola Company strives for diversity, inclusion and equality in our business, and we support these rights throughout society as well.”

Finally, Adidas said in a statement, “We condemn laws that could lead to discrimination toward our employees, business partners, athletes and anybody in adidas LGBTQ family.”

But without real actions, such as threatening to pull sponsorship unless Russia makes unequivocal nondiscrimination statements to protect LGBTIQ fans, their words ring hollow to me.

FIFA has recently announced a reporting mechanism that enables fans to complain directly and anonymously to FIFA about inappropriate behaviors, including the violations of LGBTIQ rights. Those that feel discrimination is taking place can go here to file a complaint.

We know from history that appeasement never works. It does not work in business, it does not work in politics, it does not work in the arts, and it does not work in sports. We have to increase the pressure on Putin’s regime, and we have to continue to highlight these grave human rights offenses. Every person, corporation, and government should do what they can. Let us all say “nyet” to Putin and to dictators everywhere.

LGBTIQ soccer fans who think they were subject to discrimination, violence, or accused of “homosexual propaganda” during the World Cup should call the hotline set up by the “Coming Out” LGBT group at +7 (953) 170 97 71 or email [email protected]. There are lawyers and psychologists ready to help.

Yelena Goltsman is a Kiev, Ukraine-born human rights and LGBTIQ activist. She is the founder and co-president of RUSA LGBT, an organization she formed in 2008 to establish a social network for the Russian-speaking LGBTIQ community in the United States and to increase acceptance and inclusion of LGBTIQ people in the world’s Russian-speaking community.

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