Queer Says - Page 6

“For the first time in my life, at age 37, I am certain that I’m happy. I never would have imagined that this is where failing to meet parental expectations, a divorce,

I tend to fall into two extremes everywhere and in everything: any of my traits can be paired up with the complete opposite trait. For example, I can be emotional and phlegmatic,

“Growing up in a region means that you don’t have a life of your own. All of your decisions are made by your family, relatives, school. People just think that they can

I am a liberal, but my values are not pseudo-liberal. I am quite diplomatic, humane and principled, I might lack willpower in some things, but I have demonstrated great willpower to fight,

Nata Talikishvili is the first trans activist to receive the Kato Mikeladze Award in 2018. Nata is a Community Mobilization Officer for the Women’s Initiative Support Group, involved in improving the quality

First Armenian Transgender Woman at the National Assembly of Armenia – the Story of Lillit Martirosyan I am Lillit Martirosyan, an Armenian transgender woman and an activist, founder and president of a

An Open Letter from a Lesbian Activist to Bidzina Ivanishvili Yesterday I attended the premiere of Salome Jash’s documentary, “To Tame”. A film depicting trees being taken? from the villages of Adjara

I am Matasi Vashakidze, 32 years old, caring, fair and non-conflict loving person Inadmissibility of Oneself. I had a very good childhood. Yes, it was the dark 90s, a bad period for

A Star Torn Away and Life with Unfulfilled Desires I have never had a process of self-discovery, because I always knew that I was not female, but I remember when I was

How would I describe myself? – honest, fair, anarchist. Role model women, literature and music There are three role model women in my life: First, my mother – who is a symbol