Emigration
Gay emigration did not save us. We left Russia, but Russia did not leave us
When in February 2022 thousands of queers from Russia began to pack their bags, one unspoken thing hung in the air...
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List of the Safest Countries for Gay People in 2026: Iceland Tops the List, Poland Is the Surprise, Russia Is at the Bottom.
Berlin-based publisher Blu Media has published a security index. Experts evaluated 216 territories according to 18 key criteria.
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Leave the closet twice. Why For Queer Migrants, Moving to Another Country Becomes a Second (and More Terrible) Coming Out
In a world where identity often has to be hidden like a secret, queer people know the price of candor The first coming out —...
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Germany
Why life in Germany is sex with a cactus
When you move to Germany, you expect a "European paradise": clean streets, working laws and general prosperity. And you...
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Opinion
You're nobody. And that's probably the best thing that has ever happened to you
By a certain time, we are all overgrown with "social fat". You've got a name, a reputation, a social circle where...
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Emigration
What are your chances of being granted asylum as an LGBT person? Take the test and find out
Rate your chance of being granted asylum as LGBT. The calculator takes into account the country, persecution, evidence and gives an understandable...
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Russia
Where to Go from Russia? A Guide to Choosing a Place to Move for Russians in 2026
A complete guide is available at this link How to leave Russia and where in 2026 From legal restrictions to...
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Opinion
“Those who have left Belarus are a godsend for the countries they’ve ended up in”
Moving to another country is always scary. A different culture, a different language, different customs. Even if you have…
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Society
"The danger of staying in Russia has not been proven." How European countries are denying asylum to queer refugees from Russia
Novaya Gazeta Europe has published a large-scale article about the difficulties faced by Russian LGBTQ+ people...
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Opinion
"I still cry at night sometimes." Queer people and loneliness in exile
Hello. It's me, Michel. I am writing from my apartment in a new country. Outside the window there is a fiery sunset, below...
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Belarus
LGBTQ people from Belarus compared their life in their homeland with life in exile
The men's magazine Doberman.media continues to write about men, about their past and present. Three representatives of the queer community from Belarus...
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Opinion
Emigration for LGBT people from Russia and Belarus: myths, reality and current difficulties at the end of 2025
Sometimes, scrolling through gay blogs and stories of relocators, it seems that every gay man in Russia, Belarus (and Kazakhstan)...
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Emigration
Lost in Translation: How a Foreign Language Steals Our Individuality
Coming to a foreign country and starting to speak a foreign language, we inevitably lose a huge part of ourselves....
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