CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2021
| Author | Rusanienko, Petro |
|---|---|
| Title | Why do LGBTQ+ Roma remain Invisible to everyone? |
| Summary | Talking openly about your sexual orientation or identity in Ukraine is always a risk, especially if you are a representative of the Roma community. This paper argues that the general negative attitude of Ukraine towards LGBTQ+ communities have an impact on the Roma community as well. Through describing initiatives such as Kyiv Pride and the film Chacho this thesis will discuss how community groups are working to change the perception of gays in Ukraine and the Roma community. Since the level of tolerance in Ukraine towards people of homosexual orientation is extremely low, this creates the problem of the invisibility of the community. The well-founded fear of prejudice and discrimination forces many LGBTQ+ people to hide their personal lives. The path of Roma LGBTQ+ can be much more difficult than for a Ukrainian representative of non-normative sexual orientation. In this paper, I want to talk in more detail about why LGBTQ+ Roma people remain invisible to the Roma community, the LGBTQ+ community and to Ukrainian society as a whole. Do they have a chance to create their own community? |
| Supervisor | Petra Bakos |
| Department | Romani Studies Ps |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2021/rusanienko_petro.pdf |
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