Sexuality and Revolution in Post‐Soviet Ukraine: LGBT Rights and the Euromaidan Protests of 2013–2014

While some attention has been paid to the role of women and gender aspects during the Euromaidan protests (2013–2014), there is a lack of research focusing on questions of homosexuality in this connection. This article examines the evolution of the situation regarding homosexuality and LGBT rights during the Euromaidan protests. The empirical base consists of 20 interviews conducted in July–August 2014 with LGBT rights activists, all of whom were involved in the Euromaidan protests. The respondents were asked a number of questions about the visibility of the LGBT community during the Euromaidan; about which events they considered to be significant for the LGBT community; and about the positive and negative aspects of the Euromaidan with regard to the human rights situation for LGBT people. The “strategy of invisibility” chosen by LGBT activists during this protest is analyzed and criticized here with the help of the concept of “homonationalism.” In addition, the article investigates the ways in which LGBT activists in Ukraine reproduce the West vs. East and EU vs. Russia binaries.

Women, Business and the Law 2019: A Decade of Reform

To develop a better understanding of how women’s employment and entrepreneurship are affected by legal discrimination, Women, Business and the Law 2019: A Decade of Reform examines ten years of data through an index structured around the economic decisions women make as they go through their working lives. From a 25-year-old getting her first job or a mother balancing work with caring for her children, to a woman on the brink of retirement, the index explores how the economic decisions women make are affected by the law.

Книга «Невидимые» – Реальные истории ЛГБТ-семей

Первая часть книги – реальные истории ЛГБТ+ семей, которые воспитывают детей. 10 реальных семей – 10 реальных историй. Семьи, участвующие в интервью, откровенно поделились своими историями, рассказали, как складываются их отношения с родственниками, с социумом, с какими проблемами им приходится сталкиваться ежедневно, как повлиял на их жизнь «Закон о пропаганде гомосексуализма среди несовершеннолетних». 

Вторая часть – комментарии психологинь, работающих с ЛГБТ+ семьями. Эти часть книги очень значима, так как содержит ответы на многие вопросы, волнующие ЛГБТ+ родителей. Как открыться ребенку? Что делать, если ребенок не принимают свою семью? Как реагировать на возможную агрессию со стороны социума?

Заключительная часть книги – мнения и комментарии ЛГБТ+ активистов и активисток, которые не просто озвучивают проблемы ЛГБТ+ семей в России, но и предлагают различные варианты решения и пути выхода из сложившейся ситуации.

The Gynaecologist’s Gaze: The Inconsistent Medicalisation of Contraception in Contemporary Russia

This essay discusses the medicalisation of contraception by gynaecologists in present-day Russia. I explore the disciplining discourse and tactics of gynaecologists as experts who aim to orient women towards properly planned and prepared pregnancy. Gynaecologists are important agents of reproductive control because they instruct women in detail about reproductive health and contraception. However, these disciplining medical discourses and professional practices are characterised by inconsistency. In accordance with the demographic priorities of the state, doctors are more oriented towards pregnancy treatment than consultation on contraception, and they are inconsistent in their regulation of contraceptive use. This biopolitical regime reflects the demographic priorities of the Russian state – to increase the population of Russia – and the role of women as the primary objects of this policy.