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IX REGIONAL CONFERENCE OF ILGA

KIEV GAY-PRIDE

(May 1995)

THE FIRST OPEN MANIFESTATION OF UKRAINIAN GAYS AND LESBIANS

INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY OF 10,000 GAYS

SECTIONS OF THE ILGA CONFERENCE

-- human rights and lesbians' and gays' movement;

-- mass media, culture, TV, video;

-- AIDS and health;

-- social and legislative issues;

-- sexual education; safe sex;

-- lesbian and feminists' movement;

-- lesbians' and gays' politics and lobby;

-- gay- and lesbi-youth: problems;

-- literature and arts club;

-- gays and church relationship;

-- regions:

-- Ukraine

-- Baltic states

-- CIS

-- Central Europe

-- Eastern Europe

-- actions, protests, means of struggle and influence;

-- drugs;

-- prostitution.

Organizational Committee for organization of IX Regional International conference for lesbians and gays from countries of Central, Eastern and Southern Europe informs about carrying out following activities under the aegis of ILGA, initiative "Two Colours" and Ukrainian National President's Committee for struggle against AIDS:

May 25-27, 1995 -- IX Regional ILGA Conference (participation of 200-300 people from 45 countries);

May 27-28, 1995 -- Kiev Gay-Pride'95 (the first Kiev show of gays and lesbians; gays' ball; participation of about 3000 people from Ukraine and Europe);

May 29, 1995 -- gays' and lesbians' manifestation to Ukrainian Parliament with demands to protect their rights;

May 23-31, 1995 -- Art exhibition "KIEV GAY ART";

May 29, 1995 -- charitable concert;

May 30, 1995 -- Travesty Show;

May 27, 31, 1995 -- Disco show "Two Colours";

May 23-31, 1995 -- Gay movie festival;

May 24-31, 1995 -- press conference;

May 30-31, 1995 -- III session of Whole-Ukrainian Association of lesbians and gays "Ganimed".

Native and foreign specialists and gay activists and parliamentarians of non-traditional orientation from more then 45 countries are invited to the conference.

Registration of participants of ILGA Conference -- May 24, 1995; registration of participants of Kiev Gay-Pride -- May 26, 1995; registration of participants of III session of "Ganimed" association -- May 30, 1995; press accreditation -- before May 23, 1995.

Planned participation in Kiev Gay-Pride -- 3000 lesbians and gays from Ukraine and Europe; about 10000 people will take part in all planned activities.

Materials of the Conference will be published in a separate printed collection in English, Ukrainian and Russian.

Members of Organizational Committee:

A. DOTSENKO -- initiative "Two Colours";

V. ZVARYCH -- Committee of Ukrainian Polish Church Youth, Ukrainian National President's Committee for struggle against AIDS;

L. TARANENKO -- Whole-Ukrainian Association of gays and lesbians "Ganimed";

L. NEFEDOVICH -- Whole-Ukrainian Association of gays and lesbians "Ganimed", gay agency "INFOLIO", Homosexual initiative "Two Colours"

Conference will take place under the aegis of International Health Organization with support of European Commission, committee of Ukrainian Polish Church youth, UN, and Radical party.

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS OF IX REGIONAL ILGA CONFERENCE

-- initiative "Two Colours"

-- Whole-Ukrainian Association of gays and lesbians "Ganimed"

-- gay agency "INFOLIO"

-- Ukrainian lesbians' unity

-- HIV-infected people's association "Time Of Life"

-- ILGA (International Lesbian and Gay Association)

-- "Denis Anti-AIDS" organization

-- International Health Organization

-- departments of Ukrainian National Academy of Sciences

-- consultants of UN in Ukraine

-- consultants of European Commission

-- committee of Ukrainian Polish Church youth

-- Radical party

-- Citizens' Committee for Human Rights protection

-- Union of Ukrainian Christian youth

-- Ukrainian AIDS center

Address of Organizational Committee of IX Regional ILGA Conference:

Initiative "Two Colours"

252150, Kyjiv, P.O.BOX 501.

FAX: +7-044-2443811 "for IX ILGA Conference"

Tel: +7-044-4191782 Lilia Taranenko (information)