The training, which was held at KTAMS on 19 December 2023 within the scope of the Helix Project, financed by the European Union under the “Cypriot Civil Society in Action VIII” Grant Program and carried out by the Queer Cyprus Association, was designed, and provided to social service and mental health experts working in the […]
Queer Cyprus Association: “Helix Project” has been launched. The launch event of the Helix Project funded by the European Union under the Cypriot Civil Society in Action VIII Grant Scheme and implemented by the Queer Cyprus Association (QCA) took place on June 21st 2023 at Grön Vegan Yard, Nicosia. Building up on the previous EU-funded
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Lesbian Visibility Day is a symbol of the fight against a system that dominates heterosexuality and only recognizes relationships between opposite genders, while ignoring and invalidating other types of relationships, in Cyprus as well as many other parts of the world. For years, Queer Cyprus Association has been working towards building a society that accepts
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This service is a free social welfare consultancy for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Intersex and Pluses (LGBTI+) within the scope of Helix Project funded by the European Union under the Cypriot Civil Society in Action VIII Grant Scheme and implemented by the Queer Cyprus Association (QCA). Building up on the previous EU-funded projects implemented by
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Date: 26.01.2023 Venue: Human Rights House – Queer Cyprus Association Description of Event: The phenomenon of violence is increasing day by day in Cyprus, as it is everywhere in the world, and the number of people exposed to violence is increasing exponentially. Considering not only the physical but also the psychological, economic and social dimensions
Queer Cyprus Association visited the Minister of Health İzlem Gürçağ in regards to the 1st of December ‘World AIDS Awareness Day’ and to highlight lack of awareness in the society regards to HIV/AIDS. The team also emphasised the violations of rights caused by the deportation of non-citizens and emphasised that the rights of people living
HIV PANIC With December 1, we have officially reached the end of the fall season. In this period when the importance of winter teas such as linden and fennel increases, even more, we wanted to start our article by sending our get-well wishes to all our readers who feel the need to sniff or wipe
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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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