Added on: 01/02/2022
Alturi Contributor
Can you start by telling me a bit about your background? What led you to become involved in Roma LGBTQ+ activism? I grew up in Nograd county…
Added on: 11/30/2021
Alturi Contributor
Can you start by telling me a bit more about the Thessaloniki Queer Arts Festival? What led to its foundation back in 2018? The festival’s creation was…
Added on: 11/30/2021
Phillip Baumgart
Alturi Contributor
How did you initially become involved in activism? I was passionate about human rights from a young age. Yet, I was primarily focused on child abuse and…
Added on: 11/17/2021
Dorian Coleman
Alturi Contributor
“This person stormed in and led a group of ten people without hiding his face or pretending it wasn’t him. This affected many people in society. Despite…
Added on: 11/10/2021
Alturi Contributor
Can you start by telling me what led to the first Tallinn Bearty Weekend? To cut a long story short, it was a few long-pondered ideas, the…
Issues: Culture Religion and Politics
Added on: 10/31/2021
Alturi Contributor
Can you start by telling me a bit about yourself? How did you initially become involved in LGBTI activism? It was about six years ago after I…
Added on: 09/16/2021
Alturi Contributor
How did you each become involved in LGBTI activism? Matej: I’ve engaged in it more actively for the past couple of years. I didn’t fully unpack my…
Added on: 09/08/2021
Dorian Coleman
Alturi Contributor
Masen began his path in activism college and by going to antiwar and pro-choice marches. He also found inspiration in his mother, a feminist. “I have always…
Regions: Europe
Added on: 08/08/2021
Savita Sukul
Alturi Contributor
Dali came to Malta by accident. He is originally from Tunisia where homosexuality is criminalized by three years of imprisonment since French colonialism in 1913. He came…
Added on: 08/03/2021
Alturi Contributor
How did you become involved in activism? When you think of yourself as Roma, you automatically become an activist within your community because you see, you feel,…
Regions: Europe, United Kingdom
Added on: 07/31/2021
Dorian Coleman
Alturi Contributor
Ivan asked the young person, “what resources are available in the country to help with these situations?” At the time, there were none. Ivan was devastated at…
Added on: 07/31/2021
Alturi Contributor
How did you become involved in LGBTI activism? I started my journey as an LGBTI activist in 2000 as a member of Social Democratic Youth [the youth…