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QueerFest is a unique human rights event. It was invented and implemented in order to create in the city places for a dialogue between the various parts of society in order to develop tolerance to the invisible and stigmatized groups. To fight against homophobia, biphobia, transphobia and xenophobia in general, festival chooses a language understandable to everyone - the language of culture, art and beauty.

Bring your idea to life with “QueerFest …

23/05/2016

  What is “QueerFest”? The 8th international festival “QueerFest” will take place in St. Petersburg September 15 - 25. This is a human rights event against xenophobia, homophobia, transphobia, which is organised...

SAMARA STANDS WITH QUEERFEST!

25/09/2015

We are going to keep sharing with you the feedback we have been getting about the festival. Today, that is a letter from LGBT activists in Samara. "Friends and colleagues, the...

Invitation to The Unstraight stories pro…

24/09/2015

The Unstraight Museum works to document stories from the LGBTQI community all over the world and we would like to invite you to participate by sharing a story from your...

QueerFest guests are saying…

24/09/2015

Five days of QueerFest have already gone by in one blink. We were meeting each other, listening and speaking with each other. Each passing day of the festival brought its...

Weekend with Queerfest in Instagram phot…

22/09/2015

Over this weekend, QueerFest guests have lived through a variety of emotions, but the lion's share of discoveries is still ahead. Don't forget to check our schedule and build your...

Second Day of QueerFest in St. Petersbur…

19/09/2015

The first public event of the festival was the meeting with Boris Dittrich, the advocacy director of LGBT program for the international human rights organization Human Rights Watch, called "Personal...

Queer Festival of Russia launched succes…

18/09/2015

One of the largest LGBT pride events of Russia, Queer Fest 2015, today opened successfully and is set for the next ten days of events. Guests and organizers were greeted with...

Portraits of transgender people in Russi…

15/09/2015

Portrait photographer Vincent Voignier developed an interest in the lives of transgender people while living in the Philippines. Three years ago Vincent began to photograph trans* people in the context...

"The Identity Project": what d…

12/09/2015

This year at the photo exhibition at QueerFest presents a photo project that explores the labels the queer communities use to define their sexual orientations and gender identities. The author...

Photo project by Wolfgang Tillmans: grea…

10/09/2015

The next photo project to be presented as part of the photo exhibition at QueerFest 2015 is “Activism as an identity” by German photographer Wolfgang Tillmans. Wolfgang Tillmans is a famous contemporary...

10 days of "QUEEROGRAPHY" or …

09/09/2015

Every year the photo exhibition plays a significant role at QueerFest and 2015 is no exception. Very soon we will present to you four unique photo projects, three of which...

QUEERFEST-2015: history, program and par…

09/09/2015

Dear friends! On the festival’s website you can now see the program that will be presented to you in St. Petersburg 17 September to 27 September 2015 – very soon! More...

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23/05/2016

  What is “QueerFest”? The 8th international festival “QueerFest” will take place in St. Petersburg September 15 - 25. This is a human rights event against xenophobia, homophobia, transphobia, which is organised...

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