QUA - LGBTQ Ukrainians in America

06/14/2024

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06/29/2023

Друзі! QUA - LGBTQ Ukrainians in America у плідній співпраці з Військові ЛГБТ+ та TERGO радо запрошує вас на відкриття фотовиставки – “ЛГБТІК+ на захисті України” в Полтаві.

Портрети українських ЛГБТІК+героїв та героїнь війни створив Alim Yakubov. Виставку супроводжуватимуть особисті історії військових і волонтерів, зібрані Dafna Rachok.

Кожен портрет, кожна історія – це про наш спільний біль, нашу силу, нашу незламність та нескореність.

Усі, хто в Полтаві або планує там бути з 4 по 11 липня, приходьте, будь ласка, у Центр підтримки підприємців “Дія” ( вул. Соборності, 45а, хол першого поверху). Відкриття фотовиставки за участю авторів та героїв відбудеться 4 липня о 17:00.

P.S. Ми дякуємо @Віталій Улибін та Анна Завацька за чудову організацію події.

01/30/2023

01/17/2023

LGBTIQ+ IN DEFENSE OF UKRAINE

QUA - LGBTQ Ukrainians in America, in cooperation with House, Військові ЛГБТ та наші союзники Ukrainian LGBT Soldiers and our Allies, and KyivPride are thrilled to present a photo exhibition featuring portraits of LGBTIQ+ in defense of Ukraine.

The exhibition pairs striking portraits and personal stories of Ukrainian heroes collected and translated by Dafna Rachok and Alim Yakubov. It is framed as a conversation WITH extraordinary LGBTIQ+ Ukrainians who after Russia’s brutal invasion on February 24 started a new life as soldiers or volunteers, joining the army or starting a humanitarian project to help their communities, thus becoming defenders of their country and people. All of them chose to stay and fight against the Russian occupation and are risking their lives for a democratic and independent Ukraine.

Opening remarks will include Pylipenko, Leader of the Ukrainian Union of the LGBT military (in the video); Bogdan Globa, President of QUA - LGBTQ Ukrainians in America; and Emson - Director of KyivPride.

PARTICIPANT BIOS

Alim Yakubov is a Ukrainian Crimean/qirimli photographer. Like many Crimean Tatars, he lived in Uzbekistan until returning to his ancestral homeland of Crimea, where he lived until 2014. Following the Russian occupation, he was forced to move to Kyiv, where he lives and works today Alim has been engaged in photography since 2012 and works with portrait photography and stock photography. Before the full-scale invasion on February 24, 2022, he traveled a lot and was particularly into street photography.

Dafna Rachok, is a Ukrainian-born scholar and Ph.D. candidate at Indiana University Bloomington. Since February 24th, she has been a full-time volunteer helping the Ukrainian war effort. She has lived in Ukraine, Hungary, Canada, and the USA.

SPECIAL THANKS

We are grateful for the support and warm cooperation of the Ukrainian House, the Ukrainian Embassy in the USA, and the International Affairs Ministry. Over the last few years, our community has received support and progress toward equality for LGBTIQ human rights. We hope the Ukraine government will continue this positive progress to achieve full equality for Ukrainians of all sexualities and gender identities.

We encourage everyone to follow and support the Ukrainian movement Union of the LGBT military on Instagram and their web page (https://lgbtmilitary.org.ua/).

We are grateful to Ukrainian LGBTQ organizations such as , Точка опори ЮА - NGO Fulcrum UA, Insight, Gender Z, and others who work hard on the ground and daily basis risking their life to provide medical, humanitarian, and social help to the q***r community in Ukraine.

Slava Ukraini!

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12/15/2022

Is Ukraine the Liberal Island in Eastern Europe?

Click the link below to see the video blog Bogdan Globa and Dzvenyslava Shcherba

This talk features the amazing Dzvenyslava Shcherba – a Ukrainian human rights activist and human rights defender. Her activism is focused mostly on women’s rights and LGBTQI rights.
We spoke with Dzvenyslava about what is going on in Ukraine regarding human rights now, and daily life in Kyiv.

We also discussed the ongoing war and refugee crisis and the progress Ukraine made in LGBTQI human rights in comparison to Russia’s continuing persecution of LGBTQI people. The USA must continue supporting Ukraine to support human rights in Eastern Europe and worldwide.

So, if you are interested to know more about the current situation of LGBTQI folks in Ukraine - watch our video podcast and hear straight from an activist on the ground.

This talk features the amazing Dzvenyslava Shcherba – a Ukrainian human rights activist and human rights defender. Her activism is focused mostly on women’s ...

11/16/2022

Photo exhibition LGBTIQ+ in defense of Ukraine

Civil organization parents with LGBTQ children “TERGO” together with QUA - LGBTQ Ukrainians in America and Fulcrum UA invites you to participate in a photo exhibition LGBTIQ+ in defense of Ukraine and a panel discussion.

This photo exhibition seeks to highlight LGBTQI+ Ukrainians who proudly serve in Ukraine’s military and volunteer for their communities, defending their country since Russia’s brutal invasion began. These LGBTQI+ Ukrainians risk their lives every day for a better, safer future. We hope this photo exhibition will show our pride and respect for all LGBTQI+ people who serve in the army and/or help their community, and that our future will proudly include LGBTQI+ community as well.

Opening event for LGBTIQ+ in defense of Ukraine will be held on Friday, November 18th from 2 - 6 pm, in museum Tarasa Shevchenka (Kyiv, Tarasa Shevchenka Blvd, 12).

The opening ceremony in Washington DC and New York will be in December 2022 please stay tuned if you like to participate photo exhibition there.

More information about LGBTIQ+ in defense of Ukraine by the link https://qua.community/lgbtq-in-defense-of-ukraine/

06/22/2022

ENG/UKR

🇺🇸 QUA team is glad to announce that we extend programs to support the Ukranian LGBTQI+ community in the USA and start helping Ukrainian to find a sponsor under Uniting for Ukraine U.S. government program. If you are Ukrainian LGBTQ person and looking for help to get to the U.S., QUA can help you with a lot of issues. Please, check the link and explore our programs for supporting the Ukrainian LGBTQ community - https://qua.community/sos/.

As an answer to Russian aggression and war against Ukraine, and because of the vulnerability of Ukrainian LGBTQ people, we help our community with:

☝️ finding a sponsor under U4U program to get humanitarian parole to enter US;

☝️ finding and getting a friendly and safe temporary housing place (we have a list of LGBTQ-friendly American families who are willing to host Ukrainian LGBTQ+ refugees);

☝️ answering many immigration processing issues and navigating true the legal process;

☝️ helping to find a pro-bono lawyer, apply for TPS, work authorization or asylum;

☝️ providing reference for other accessible resources for the LGBTQ community as ESL classes, work adaptation classes, etc.

If you are a U.S. citizen and want to be a sponsor for Ukrainian LGBTQ+ people, please, fill this form or explore other opportunities how you can help Ukrainian LGBTQ community - www.qua.community/helpus.

🇺🇦 Наша команда рада повідомити, що ми розширюємо програму підтримки української ЛГБТКІ+ спільноти в США та починаємо допомагати українцям знайти спонсора в рамках урядової програми США Uniting for Ukraine. Якщо ви - представник/ця української ЛГБТ+спільноти і шукаєте допомоги, щоб потрапити в США, QUA може допомогти вам у багатьох питаннях. Будь ласка, перейдіть за посиланням та ознайомтеся з нашими програмами підтримки української ЛГБТ-спільноти - https://qua.community/sos/.

Ми допомагаємо представникам спільноти із:

☝️ пошуком спонсора в рамках програми U4U для отримання дозволу для в'їзду в США;

☝ безпечним тимчасовим житлом (у нас є список ЛГБТК-дружніх американських сімей, які готові прийняти українських ЛГБТК+ біженців);

☝️ питаннями щодо міграційних процедур і супутніх процесів;

☝️ допомогою у пошуку адвоката, поданням заявки на TPS, дозвіл на роботу чи притулок;

☝️ інформуванням стосовно інших опцій та ресурсів для ЛГБТК-спільноти, як-от уроки англійської, заняття з адаптації на робочому місці тощо.

06/15/2022

QUA - LGBTQ Ukrainians in America (an association of LGBTQI+ Ukrainians who live in the U.S.) and the Ukrainian LGBTQ organization Fulcrum UA cooperate together for initiating a coalition for investigating Russian anti-LGBTQ propaganda and hate crimes in Ukraine as a part of war crime against humanity. We hope the result of our research work will be a part of the trial process against Russia in the International Criminal Court.

Check the link to find out details - https://bit.ly/3tCnT5i

QUA - LGBTQ Ukrainians in America (об’єднання ЛГБТК+ українців, які проживають у США) та українська ЛГБТК-організація "Точка опори ЮА" починають співпрацю задля створення коаліції, щоб розслідувати методи російської пропаганди проти ЛГБТК+спільноти, а також фіксувати злочини на ґрунті ненависті в Україні, що є частиною військового злочину проти людяністі. Сподіваємося, що результати нашої дослідницької роботи стануть частиною судового процесу проти Росії в Міжнародному кримінальному суді.

Washington, DC & Kyiv – QUA - LGBTQ Ukrainians in America (an association of LGBTQI+ Ukrainians who live in the U.S.) and the Ukrainian LGBTQ organization FULCRUM UA cooperate together for initiating a coalition for investigating Russian anti-LGBTQ propaganda and hate crimes in Ukraine as a part o...

06/13/2022

So here we are on Capital Pride! We were walking in solidarity with Ukraine - yellow, blue and rainbow colors were toghether. Because we know for what Ukraine is standing for! For the freedom to be itself! Stand with Ukraine!

Photo Andrew Nasonov

Що ж, дивіться, як ми крокували вчора Вашингтоном на головному прайді країни. Жовті, сині та веселкові кольори переплелись у нашій колоні, бо ми знаємо, за що бореться зараз Україна. За свободу бути собою! Стоїмо з Україною разом!

06/12/2022

UKR/ENG

Історія голови нашої організації Богдана Глоби може здатися сюжетом якогось кіносценарію. Але це правда. У статті він розповідає про те, як батько, який не прийняв сексуальну орієнтацію сина, зараз воює за Україну та шукає спілкування з сином, про те, як мама велосипедом рятувалась з окупованої Бучі, і про те, чим власне займається сам Богдан і як наша організація допомагає українській ЛГБТК+спільноті

The story of the head of our organization Bogdan Globa may seem like the screenplay for the movie. But it is true. In the article he tells about his father who did not accept his son's sexual orientation and now is fighting for Ukraine and looking for communication with his son. Also Bogdan describes his mother evacuation and escape from occupied Bucha and explains how our organization under his management helps the Ukrainian LGBTQ + community

Війна застала 34-річного відкритого гея Богдана Глобу та його батьків на різних континентах, однак ще більше зблизила його з мамою та примирила з батьком, з яким він ...