(Nicosia, 28/11/22) Queer Wave 2022 kicked off on Friday 25 November and carries on through to Sunday 4 December in the old city of Nicosia. During the third edition of the Festival, a total of 70 films will be screened, among which 15 feature films, five Cypriot entries and more than 60 Cypriot premieres. This …
With a special screening at the Rialto Theatre on Monday 21 November at 20:30, Queer Wave, the Cyprus LGBTQIA+ Film Festival, makes its first appearance in Limassol. As a prelude to this year’s edition, Queer Wave will be sharing three-time Oscar nominee Flee with a Limassol audience for the first time. An introduction will be …
On 20 November 2022, we pause to mark Trans Day of Remembrance (TDoR) and raise awareness about violence against trans and gender-diverse people. Today we mourn and honour the 327 trans and gender-diverse people who were reported murdered worldwide between 1 October 2021 and 30 September 2022, whose lives might otherwise be forgotten. We are …
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20 November Transgender Day of Remembrance Event Description On November 20, 1998, Rita Hester was stabbed 20 times by assailants in a transphobic attack and died. Since 1999, trans people who are victims of hate crimes have been commemorated in memory of Rita Hester as the “Remembrance Day for Transgender Victims of Hate Crime”. Prejudices …
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The festival that was received so warmly during the pandemic makes its first appearance with no restrictive measures in Limassol on 21 November and prepares for a comeback in Nicosia on 25 November 2022. This marks the third edition of Queer Wave, the Cyprus LGBTQIA+ Film Festival, which is this year once again supported by …
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(Nicosia, 10/11/22) The third thematic discussion event that focuses on raising awareness about LGBTI+ related issues on campus, which is named as “LGBTI+ Awareness and Labelling on Campus”, was held on the 8th of November 2022 in northern part of Cyprus at the METU Culture and Congress Center in collaboration with northern part of Cyprus …
