The COVID-19 pandemic impacted tremendously the safety and wellbeing of LGBTI people in Bulgaria. In the context of increasing labor market crisis, the discrimination against LGBTI people seems to be increasing as well, leaving many without any income to cover their most basic needs of food, medicine and roof over their heads. In times of
In this article we will introduce you to the heroes behind our support groups. We proudly present you the facilitator of the “LGBTI Families” group – Veneta Limberova. Who are you? Introduce yourself. Hi! My name is Veneta, in the last few years I have been mainly occupied with LGBTI activism, being a parent to
This publication will introduce you to the heroes of our support groups. We are proud to present the facilitator of the group WorkItOut – Simeon Vasilev. Who are you? Introduce yourself. Simeon, a part of the team of GLAS Foundation and Sofia Pride, an activist and an avid traveler, at least when traveling was still
This interview series will introduce you to the heroes of our support groups. We are proud to present to you the facilitator of the group QueerFemme – Glorya Filipova. Who is Gogi? Introduce yourself. Gogi is an activist by soul and, luckily, by profession. I’m interested in all kinds of campaigns connected with LGBTI rights,
Coming out means telling somebody something about yourself that is not obvious at first glance. The coming out process may be different for different people and it may take some time until you feel comfortable and confident enough to have this type of conversation with others. What does coming out mean? To come out means
This interview series will introduce you to the heroes of our support groups. We are proud to present to you the facilitator of the group BraveLab – Lily Dragoeva. Who is Lily? Introduce yourself. Still 29, from Gabrovo, a Gemini. A Political Science & Sociology graduate, an activist by vocation (and already by profession as
In connection to the state of emergency caused by the spread of COVID-19, we were required to make some changes to our activities. We believe that we are obligated to do everything necessary in order to maintain the health and well-being of our community. For that reason, from March 13th, 2020 onwards, we have cancelled
The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) has published its findings on the countries it examined during its latest session from 10 to 28 February 2020: Afghanistan, Bulgaria, Eritrea, Kiribati, Latvia, Pakistan, Republic of Moldova, and Zimbabwe. Overall, the findings contain positive aspects of how the respective States are implementing the
At the invitation of the Government of Bulgaria, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children, including child prostitution, child pornography and other child sexual abuse material, visited Bulgaria from 1 to 8 April 2019. The objectives of the visit were to assess the situation of the sale and sexual