Coming Out

St. Petersburg organisation of lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgenders “Coming Out” has filed an appeal to the General Prosecutor’s office of Russian Federation, in which it asks to initiate a criminal case against vice-speaker of the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg, “United Russia” deputy Sergei Andenko in connection to his slanderous statements expressing discriminatory attitude towards the social group of gays and lesbians.

In the applicants opinion while commenting St. Petersburg Ombudsman Aleksei Kozyrev’s statement on the impossibility of discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in regards to the issue of granting permissions for public actions of February 8, 2010 on ZakS.ru website Sergei Andenko expressed himself in a way that was humiliating human dignity of homosexual people and that provoked hatred against them…

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On January 29, 2010, in St.Petersburg there was held the first seminar of The LGBT Psychological Center on transgender and transsexuality issues.

The seminar “Meeting Robin: Myths and Facts on Transsexuality” was organized like a talk-show: all participants sat in a circle and asked their questions to Robin, FtM transsexual,. Everyone had a chance to see different aspects of transsexuality from the point of view of a person who had undergone sex-change.

Tatyana Tcherkezyan’s original project

From the point of view of the law “The Civil marriage” is a neutral territory without rights and duties. The form of relations is very popular recently and has temporary character as a rule. Marriage, the family’s creation, follows further. However there are pairs which have no an opportunity to leave this neutral territory in our country. Unisex marriages aren’t registered.

Dear friends!

The “Coming Out” conducted elections of the new director. After the introduction of candidates and a discussion during which the candidates answered the questions of the present coordinators and other volunteers of the organization, the Board of administration chose Igor Kochetkov (Petrov) to be the new “Coming Out” director by open vote.
““Coming Out” is a unique organization for our country; it’s not due only to its “orientation”. Most non-governmental organizations in Russia are created for particular projects or for particular persons. So they disappear right after the end of the project or after the person leaves. “Coming Out” is an organization created to serve the ideas and needs of the socially active part of the LGBT community. “Coming Out” was initially started by a team of very different people who shared the same values…

[ 26/12/2009; 18:00:00 to 23:00:00. ]

Dear friends!
We have worked nice and hard this year!

We propose to have a rest and to celebrate the New Year =)

Presidium of the Supreme Council of LGBT, Octobrists and pioneers of LGBT movement invite you to participate in the hot USSR-party «Blue light!” You will plunge into the atmosphere of the First Five-Year Plans, the shock troops of communist labor and the heyday of Soviet music, multiplied by the gastronomic delights of the Soviet holiday!
Party activists, the foremost workers and drones, workers of LGBT organisation! We are waiting for you on December 26th at 18 o’clock in the House of LGBT culture (Ligovsky Pr d. 87, office 300, third floor)!

[ 26/12/2009; 13:00:00 to 17:00:00. ]

Dear Friends

In 2009 “Coming Out” started organizing events for LGBT-parents.

Don’t you think that we must meet and celebrate the coming year together? You can come with or without children on Dec, 26th at 1 p.m. to office 406. Bring cookies or candies. If you’ve been to our events before we will be happy to see you again and share happy memories about past year. If you haven’t been here before than it’s a good reason to meet each other and learn more about us.

You are welcome to write at sasha411@yandex.ru or call at 89626913583

Organisation “ComingOut”, Russian LGBT Network and Side by Side movie festival join German Russian Exchange to celebrate the World Volunteer Day! On December 5 we invite you in 406 office at Ligovsky 87 at 18.30 to appreciate your active work and to celebrate this wonderful day together with you!

On September 26th a seminar for journalists took place.
«Media coverage of the issues concerning adoption».

The seminar has been organized by the Institute of Regional Press with the support of Ministers’ Council of Northern Countries. It took place in Pushkin.

One and a half of an hour from two days has been given to the matter of the adoption by same gender families.
There were representatives (editors, editors in chief, correspondents) of many regional media.