As the situation continues to unfold in Ukraine, people around the world are finding ways to stand in solidarity and support the Ukraine people. Here we have compiled some information about groups, organisations and campaigns which are standing in solidarity with, and providing support directly to the Ukraine LGBT+ community.
Consortium
Consortium – for stronger LGBT+ communities in the UK.
We spoke to Paul Roberts, CEO of Consortium – who is having conversations with organisations including Rainbow Migration and Stonewall. A couple of things are in development and he will share as soon as he has more information.
Rainbow Migration – supports lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer and intersex (LGBTQI+) people through the asylum and immigration system.
Stonewall UK – Have added an information page to their website.
- Council of Europe – Combating rising hate against LGBTI people in Europe
- Donate to Stonewall.
- Help LGBTQ+ Ukrainians find a home
- Sign up with Refugees at Home (marking Stonewall in the ‘where did you hear about us?’ box.
- The No Accommodation Network.
- Volunteer as a Qualified Home Visitor for Refugees at Home.
- Stonewall are referring LGBTQ+ Ukrainians to trusted LGBTQ+ Inclusive support organisations. Email ukraine@stonewall.org.uk.
- Donate to LGBTQ+ Organisations
Entering ‘Ukraine’ into the website search function brings up five articles; the ‘How you can support LGBTW+ Ukrainians’ webpage linked above, International Campaigners Toolkit (English), International Campaigners Tootkit (Russian), Stonewall announces Top Global Employers and International Resources.
ILGA EUROPE
ILGA Europe Support for LGBTI People in Ukraine
Currently eight organisations (07/03/2022) are listed providing support to LGBT+ people in Ukraine. There are also details for organisations in neighbouring countries including Poland and Germany.
Kyiv Pride – Providing humanitarian support to LGBTI people in Kyiv, donate here.
Sphere Women’s Association – Women’s group working on humanitarian aid. Bank details are on the Support for LGBTI People in Ukraine page (here).
LGBTI Human Rights Nash Mir Centre – The Centre urgently needs funds to continue working with LGBTI people who cannot leave Kyiv, you can donate here.
Insight LGBTQ – Helping with temporary housing, relocation to safer areas, food, medicine and first-needed supplies, donate at this link.
NGO Fulcrum – Supporting relocation, shelter, emergency aid to LGBTI persons, donate at this link.
Gender Z – Based in Zaporizhzhia, Gender Z are inviting donations to help them support community members who have not left and need emergency assistance, such as shelter, basic needs support etc. Donate at this link.
Alliance Global – Funding a shelter in Kyiv for MSM and trans* people who are unable to leave the city and are in difficulty. Have almost run out of funds. Bank details are on the Support for LGBTI People in Ukraine page (here).
ZBOKU – Based in Kyiv, ZBOKU is an art initiative that is creating sexual and gender dissent art in Ukraine and needs funds to continue paying for their space that became a bomb shelter and continue their work on making and protecting art. Donate at this link.
References several Ukraine LGBT+ Community organisations.
TGEU (Transgender Europe)
TGEU – Resources in support of Ukraine.
- General update
- Trans-specific impact and needs
- How to support?
- TGEU members on the ground
- What is happening?
- Visual resources to share on social media
Currently lists seven Ukrainian trans and LGBTIQ NGOs (07/03/2022). Five other key Ukrainian organisations are listed providing support to children and elderly people, Disabled people, Roma communities, African students and Sex Workers.
Support Ukrainian trans and LGBTIQ NGOs financially and share the fundraisers
Insight LGBTQ: Helping with temporary housing, relocation to safer areas, food, medicine, and first-needed supplies. Donate.
NGO Fulcrum: Supporting relocation, shelter, emergency aid to LGBTI persons. Donate.
KyivPride: Created a group chat in Russian for LGBTI+ people who want to ask or offer help, post opportunities about settlement and transportation, and support each other. Donate. If you seek help and want to access the chat, register here.
Gender Z: Based in Zaporizhzhia, Gender Z are inviting donations to help them support community members who have not left and need emergency assistance, such as shelter, basic needs support, etc. Donate.
Teenergizer: Peer support spaces and services for young people living with HIV in Ukraine. Donate.
Sphere: Based in Kharkiv, Sphere works closely with the queer community and young people and is actively engaged in queer organising in the region and across Ukraine. Donate.
Egalite Intersex Ukraine: Raises awareness and visibility of Intersex people in Ukraine. Donate.
Support other key Ukrainian organisations
Korporaciya montsrov odessa: Provides medical, social and humanitarian help for children and elderly people in Odessa.
Fight For Right: Support for Ukrainians with disabilities in emergency.
Roma Women Fund Chirikli: Raises awareness and advocates for Roma women’s rights in Ukraine. They collaborate with Roma communities on a regional level.
Support African students leaving Ukraine. Donate.
Legalife-Ukraine: A member organisation of the Sex Workers’ Rights Advocacy Network (SWAN) is in need of support.
Support the needs for accessing trans-specific healthcare: we are at the moment clarifying how to send hormones to overcome shortages in hormone-replacement therapy.
References several Ukraine LGBT+ Community organisations.
Mayor of London | London Assembly
The Mayor of London | London Assembly have added a page “How You Can Help Ukraine” to their website.
- What You Can Do
- Disaster Emergency Committee
- UNHCR
- Save The Children
- International Rescue Committee
- International Committee of the Red Cross
- British Red Cross
- Choose Love
- British Ukrainian Aid
- Association of Ukrainians in Great Britain (AUGB)
- With Ukraine Global Support Fund
- Humanity & Inclusion UK (HI UK)
- Work Rights Centre
- Eastern European Resource Centre
- Settled
- Here for Good
- What the Mayor’s Doing
Choose Love is highlighted as supporting the LGBTQIA+ Community and Mental Health Support. No other references.
London Plus
London Plus (Greater London Volunteering) has created a list of organisations to signpost support for those affected by the crisis in the Ukraine.
This includes charities and communities groups, with a particular focus on London-based organisations.
It includes ways you can support those in Ukraine via emergency appeals for donations and funding.
How can you help?
- Financial donations.
- Disasters Emergency Committee
- UK-based Organisations
- International Organisations
- Volunteering.
- Donations of goods.
- Campaigning.
Where can you find support?
- Pan-London Organisations.
- Ukraine specific
- Other
- Refugee advice and support.
Useful Resources
Organisations by borough
- From Barking and Dagenham to Westminster.
Currently (12/03/2022) four organisations referenced supporting the LGBT+ Community.
Choose Love are appealing for donations for supporting projects providing vital aid and services to those still in and fleeing the country, including: emergency medical care, food, shelter, clothes, legal support, support for the LGBTQIA+ community and mental health support.
Rainbow Across Borders are a voluntary self-help group for lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender (LGBT) asylum seekers who are fleeing the persecution of oppressive homophobic/transphobic regimes, choir. Email: info@rainbowsacrossborder.org.uk.
Lambeth Links are the central forum in Lambeth for the LGBTQ+ community of the borough, the largest in the UK.
Rainbow Boroughs Project – our Solidarity with the Ukraine LGBT+ Community (this page) has been added.
Support Ukraine NOW
Support Ukraine NOW – a crowd sourced information platform providing a comprehensive list of ways to help.
Global Help
- Donate
- Send Humanitarian Supplies
- Join a protest in your city
- Host Ukrainains
- Help discover UA web vulnerablilities
- Hire Ukrainians
- Read info from the source
- Post in social media
- Influence Authorities Directly
- Sign the Petition
- Entry in the foreign legion
- Volunteer or help professionally
No obvious references to supporting the Ukraine LGBT+ Community.
Queerty
Article by Jeff Taylor (25/02/2022) Here’s where you can donated to help LGBTQ people in the Ukraine.
- Outright International Action fundraising appeal.
- Rainbow Railroad donate here
- Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union website.
- Freedom House donate here.
- Fulcrum patreon page.
- Nash Mir Centre donation page.
ALL OUT
Kyiv Pride, Insight, and other partner organizations are providing support to help get LGBT+ folks safely out of the country and provide critical resources to those who must stay.
Give Out
100% of donations through GiveOut will go directly to OutRight’s appeal, providing support to LGBTQI organisations in Ukraine and neighbouring countries for emergency shelter. If you are a UK taxpayer, donating through GiveOut means you can claim Gift Aid on all eligible donations – an extra 25p for every £1 you donate.
Give Out – Ukraine Appeal LGBTQI Emergency Fund
OutRight Action International
OutRight is determined to assist LGBTIQ Ukrainians in their fight to survive this brutality. 100% of donations to OutRight’s Ukraine Fund go directly to local LGBTIQ partners in Ukraine and neighboring countries supporting our community during this crisis. Contributions help provide emergency assistance to LGBTIQ people who need safe shelter, food, competent medical care, transportation for those who are fleeing, and other types of humanitarian support.
OutRight Action International – Donate to Support LGBTIQ Ukrainians.
Cohort NGO
Cohort NGO – helps trans people with food, shelter, relocation and crossing the border. Donate here.
Ukraine LGBT+ Community
Kyiv Pride
Kyiv Pride Ukrainian Non-Governmental organisation of Gays, Lesbians, Bisexuals, Transgender, Queer and Intersex people.
We are helping LGBTQI people directly with means for food and relocation. KyivPride’s platform for help and support now unites over 150 people. We’ve created the database of the organizations and individuals who are offering shelter and transportation in Europe and it’s growing every day. Every day we run a psychological support group for LGBTQI. Our team is working hard with the media to present the truth of what is the situation for LGBTQI people in the country right now.
Ukraine LGBT+ Community
Gay Alliance Ukraine
Gay Alliance Ukraine – is running a shelter in Kyiv and needs support for food, supplies, and relocation. Donate here.
Ukraine LGBT+ Community
Insight LGBTQ NGO
Insight LGBTQ NGO – are collecting information from all regions about the needs of LGBTQI people, connecting those who can help with people in need, and preparing for conflict escalation. They have launched a psychological support chat.
Now we are collecting donations to provide support for LGBTQI people in Ukraine by covering basic needs in protection, safety, and health.
Ukraine LGBT+ Community
LGBT Association LIGA
LGBT Association LIGA – is organizing shelters in Mykolaiv and Odesa and needs funds to cover costs for food, supplies, and relocation for LGBTQI people, as well as help with the relocation to the border with Moldova and Romania.
Ukraine LGBT+ Community
NGO Fulcrum UA
NGO Fulcrum UA – aims to (a) providing safe space in Lviv for LGBT+ and other support, and (b) support evacuation of LGBT from Kyiv, Kharkiv, and other cities to Lviv. Patreon page.
Ukraine LGBT+ Community
NCVO – National Council Voluntary Organisations
NCVO Blog by Alex Farrow ( 02/03/2022) How can charities and civil society can support Ukraine.
What can we support support Ukraine?
- Give money in the UK.
- Support Grassroots action.
- Campaign.
What could the impact of the war be on charities in the UK?
- Costs are going to rise.
- Be cyber prepared and resilient.
- Check your disater recovery plans.
- Staff and volunteers.
Strength of civil society
References a twitter thread focussing on LGBTQ+ and youth feminist organisations.
Charity Comms
Charity Comms published an article (08/03/2022) – How Charities have communicated their responses to the Ukraine crisis.
- Communicating the scale of what is happening – Unicef and UNHCR
- Demontrating the impact of donations – DEC Appeal and British Red Cross
- Continually refocusing attention on the people affected – Age International and International Rescue Committee
- Acknowledging the psychological toll on everyone and ofering wellbeing advice – Mind, NSPCC and Mental Health Foundation
- Practical actions to takeaway.
- Charity Commission Statement on Ukraine crisis and its implications for charities. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/statement-on-ukraine-crisis-and-its-implications-for-charities.
- NCVO Blog https://blogs.ncvo.org.uk/2022/03/02/charities-civil-society-ukraine/
- Disasters Emergency Committee Appeal https://www.dec.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-humanitarian-appeal
- Ways to keep up with what is happening.
No reference to the Ukraine LGBT+ Community.
East European Resource Centre EERC
EERC have published a live post which they will be updating with resources, helpful links and relevant advice to help Eastern Europeans affected by the Ukrainian crisis.
- Volunteers needed to assist with translation and proofreading of key materials.
- Support EERC – dedicated Ukraine appeal – donate here.
- Additional resources
- Ukraine Advice Project UK – offering free legal advice on UK immigration, visas and asylum from qualified and regulated lawyers.
- Help Ukraine – humanitarian and medical aid items donation points.
No reference to the Ukraine LGBT+ Community.
Rainbow Boroughs Project
Rainbow Boroughs Project – aims to enhance networking, communication and collaboration across the London LGBT+ community.
Please feel welcome to share updates on our Rainbow Boroughs Facebook page or email us information you would like to add to this article rainbowboroughs@17-24-30.org.
Last updated 30/03/2022.
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