Coming Out

Dear friends!

Coming Out’s website has moved to a new address: http://comingoutspb.ru

We will be glad to see you there!

9 ноября 2010г. в Институте Региональной Прессы прошел круглый стол «Сотрудничество общества и государства по противодействию новым формам экстремизма в Петербурге».

Круглый стол был организован ЛГБТ организацией «Выход» и Молодежной Правозащитной Группой (МПГ).

Целью круглого стола являлось налаживание диалога между негосударственными правозащитными организациями и органами государственной власти.

Hello dear friends reading our website, attending our events, actively helping our simply supporting our organization.

We have many supporters, but each one is an important part of this organization.

On the 17th of October, we lost one part of our organization: Vasya Kotov has died.

Vasya was always a participant in our meetings, debates, and discussions.

We offer our deepest condolences to all the close friends and relatives of Vasya.

He was not just a volunteer, he became our friend

We will always remember him.

[ 11/10/2010; 19:30:00 to 21:30:00. ]

Dear friends,

On October 11 (Monday) at 19.30 we invite you to the ComingOutCinema devoted to the Interantional Coming Out Day!

After two short movies “I am gay” and “Intervention” provided by the LGBT Filmfestival Side by Side we suggest to discuss a key topic for gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgenders: the topic of openness, the topic os “coming out of the closet”.

Should one come out? How does one come out? What will change afterwards? Can one live the whole life “in the closet”?

We look forward to seeing you!

October 11, 2010, 19.30, Ligovsky 87, office 300

[ 09/10/2010; 15:00:00 to 18:00:00. ]

On Saturday, October 9, at 15-00 a meeting for LGBT believers will be hold by the LGBT ministry “Nuntiare et Recreare” with the support of the LGBT Organisation “Coming Out”.

It is well known that LGBT believers don’t find understanding in their communitites. But we too have our own spiritual experiences, which is an important part of our lives.

These meetings do not attempt to create a new religious organisation, but are aimed at mutual support, communication and discussion of the individual spiritual experience that each of us as an LGBT believer has.

In spite of the obstacles and difficulties all events of the International Queer Culture Festival took place. From September 16 to 25 in St. Petersburg musicians and poets performed, photographers and artists exhibited their works, all in support of ideas of tolerance and adequate attitude towards gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgenders (LGBT).

September 15 - October 15

Loft project ETAZHI,

White Corridor (3rd Floor)

“I want to bring the situation with the acception of people living with HIV outside the pattern when everybody knows “it is safe, it is not transmitted”, but is still scared,” - sais Lida.

Children with positive and negative HIV status posed for photographs. Portraits of children are taken in such a way so as not to show the entire faces. Only under these two conditions the anonymity and safety of the HIV-positive models can be guaranteed.

This summer, photographer Lida Mikhailova (exhibitions “I’m a lesbian. Do people around know about it? “,” Out of the closet”), made a wonderful project, “Positive Children”.

The photo shooting involved children with positive and negative HIV status. The project aims to draw attention to the problem of discrimination and prejudice against HIV-positive children.

“I want to bring the situation with the acception of people living with HIV outside the pattern when everybody knows “it is safe, it is not transmitted”, but is still scared, - sais Lida.

Calling attention to the HIV-positive children, we want to get the idea to the public that:

• HIV+ children can go to regular kindergarten
• HIV+ children can play with their peers
• HIV+ children (most of whom today are orphans) can live in a family
• HIV+ children should not be much-feared

The exhibition will run from September 15 to October 15 at Loft Project Etazhi.

For all questions, please call 89626913583, Sasha Semenova.

Organizers: Queer Tango

From 10 to 12 September 2010 Russia’s first master-class in Argentine tango for same-gender couples will take place in St. Petersburg.
For all those who love tango, but don’t dare to dance with their queer partner the master class provides a theoretical part - lecture-presentation on theory, ideology, and development of same-gender tango (queer tango) in different countries. The presentation is conducted in an interactive format there will be debates and questions and answers for the audience.

The special guest of the evening will be Charlotte Rivero - founder of the school for same-gender couples tango in Stockholm, the organizer of the international festival of queer tango in Sweden, a professional choreographer, an internationally renowned queer teacher, teacher with ten years experience.

Everybody is invited, regardless of your ability to dance!

Organizers: Queer Tango

Venue: Ligovsky, 87, of.300.

Date: September 10, 2010

Time: 20.00

(At the entrance to the business center can ask for your passport - please have it with you.)

Details: Vkontakte

[ 16/09/2010 17:00:00 to 25/09/2010 17:00:00. ]
It is exactly one year since the International Queer Culture Festival 2009.

We are happy to tell you that the organization “Coming Out” continues the tradition and invites YOU to Festival 2010!

The Second International Queer Culture Festival will be held in St. Petersburg from September 16 to 25, 2010 Through music, theater and poetic events festival aims to draw public attention to the problems of homophobia and transphobia in Russia.The slogan of the festival - “The Art of Being Yourself” is a call for everyone to be confident in themselves and to understand that respect for differences is the basis for the creation of a free and happy society.

The notion of “queer” refers both to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people and to all people who do not fit into the framework of ideas of what men and women should be. “Queer” offers to see a human in the first place as an individual.

Detailed information about the program can be found at the official Festival website: http://www.queerfest.ru