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Queer Stories Past and Present: Nine New Publications from History Unit
Published on Dec 13, 2024
Our understanding of history depends on whose stories are told — and whose remain hidden. Within the History Unit project, we gathered like-minded journalists and activists from Poland, Ukraine, Germany and Belarus and immersed them in places and stories that paint a fuller picture of past injustices against queer people. We visited Auschwitz and Buchenwald, had in-depth learning sessions on queer history and met grassroots activists and queer media representatives. Again and again, we analyzed the mistakes of the past to better understand present-day challenges.
Now, we proudly present our participants’ stories gathered together on this page.
Stories about the persecution of queer people and their resilience, from the times of Nazi Germany to the present day
• Queer Holocaust Voices – the Price of Silence | Olga Bubich for Hukanne
• Forgotten Stories of Eastern European LGBTQ+ Heroes | Eastern Queerope
• "I Accept Myself with All My Features": Ukrainian Queer Person and Her Identity in Catholic Poland // Queer in One of Most Catholic Countries in Europe: Stimulus or Hindrance? | Artur Koldomasov for Nash Vybir
🎥 Belarusian on Bisexuality, Theatre and Emigration | Cristina Grekova for Das.Hip
• Diversity in Brandenburg: Queers Take a Stand | Juri Wasenmüller for taz
📰📸 Shelters, Help for Queer People and Support: How Uzhhorod Became a New Home for LGBTQI+ People // Being Yourself. How Kharkiv's LGBTQI Community Fights for Their Rights // How Queer People Live in Frontline City: Report from Zaporizhzhia | Anna Holishevska for Hromadske
🎙️ Coming Soon: Radio Programme and Article on Queer People in Holocaust | Sarah Tekath for Deutschlandfunk Kultur and Publik-Forum
The project is funded by the Foundation Remembrance, Responsibility and Future (EVZ) and the Federal Ministry of Finance (BMF) as part of the Education Agenda on NS-Injustice.
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