Today's post-Soviet queer activism is characterized by both assimilationist strategies and radical identity politics. These strategies reflect tensions that have existed since the fall of the USSR,...
The dissolution of the USSR impacted many aspects of life throughout Eastern Europe, including the way people thought about their identities and communities. One such aspect was the rise of queer...
Post-Soviet Russia has experienced significant changes in its political and social landscape since the collapse of communism, including transformations in gender and sexual norms. These...
Since the fall of communism in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union in the late 1980s and early 1990s, there have been significant changes in attitudes towards homosexuality and LGBTQ+ rights...
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, new possibilities emerged for LGBT+ individuals to participate in international discourses and movements, but the question remains whether such engagements are...
Queer activist networks are political movements that advocate for the rights and representation of people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and/or queer (LGBTQ+). These networks...
The suppression of queer lives in post-Soviet contexts is an issue that continues to shape contemporary LGBTQ identity, activism, and community memory. This phenomenon can be traced back to the...
This paper examines how historical documentation of queer lives in post-Soviet contexts has informed contemporary strategies for activism and identity formation through an analysis of primary sources...
Queer individuals in post-Soviet societies face unique challenges when navigating the intersection of historical erasure and contemporary visibility within both public and private spaces. For many,...
There has been an increased focus on understanding how post-Soviet histories shape current attitudes towards LGBT rights, visibility, and activism in Eastern Europe. This is important because it...