: :inin Kyiv (EET)

‘I’m gay in Ukraine and my country despises me’


KIEV — In my long struggle to both be true to myself and to my homeland I always lose. I still hope to see a ray of light. Sometimes I do.
Like during a groundbreaking — for Ukraine — queer art-show that opened in Kiev in October.

This is the first time that an LGBTI-themed installation occupies the most popular modern art space in the country. Thousands of people visit every week, the entrance guarded by heavy security. Created by American artist Carlos Motta, the exhibition features eleven prominent queer Ukrainians, including myself. Two of us decided to cover our faces. In …read more

Source: European Voice

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