Stud Brno
STUD Brno is a Czech activist association of lesbians, gays, and their friends
Basic facts
STUD was established in 1996 as an independent non-government, and non-profit organisation (civic association), the mission of which is to benefit the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender minority, and to aim for its full legal and factual emancipation with other members of the society. The name of the organization is abbreviated from "students". The full name was originally STUD-lgb and it meant "lesbian, gay & bi students".[1]
STUD gathers people of homosexual and bisexual orientation, and heterosexual favourers. STUD counted some thirty members at the beginning of 2010. STUD is an all-volunteer group, except for one paid half-time staff member.[1] It was an active member of The Association of Gay and Lesbian Citizens‘ Organizations in the Czech Republic (SOHO) until its transformation in 2000. In 2003 STUD became a constituent member of the Gay & Lesbian League (GLL).[2]
Activities
- Mezipatra Queer Film Festival – formerly called Duha nad Brnem (The Rainbow above Brno); the annual LGBT film festival. In 2009, the festival was attended by 12,000 viewers in Brno and in Prague, and screened some 100 films.[3] (since 2000)
- Queer Library – community centre with LGBT library and archives[1] (since 2001)
- GaTe (Gay Teens) – a project supporting the process of self-discovery and self-acceptance of teenage gays. (since 2003)
- Campaign in support of the Act of Registered Partnership – a long-term campaign including petitioning, educational events, internet information project, and the 2002 media campaign "It Will Help Some But Hurt None". (1998–2006)
- Gay & Lesbian Helpline – counselling service over the phone (2001–2005)
- Light for AIDS – an annual event within the global campaign International AIDS Candlelight Memorial[4] (1997–2003)
- The Czecho-Slovak Gathering of Gays, Lesbians and Their Supporters – an annual cross-border gathering held alternately in the Czech and Slovak Republics and coordinated with the Slovak partner organisation Ganymedes Movement Bratislava (1997–2002)
- Studna – a magazine of Brno’s lesbians and gays (1997–2002)
- The Gay Man of the Czech Republic – a national contest for the most attractive Czech gay man (1998 & 2000)
References
- ^ a b c Richard Ammon: Gay Czech Republic. globalgayz.com, April 2009.
- ^ Gay and lesbian league
- ^ Cerise Howard: Turning X in an XXY World: The 10th Mezipatra Queer Film Festival Senses of Cinema, Issue 53, 28 December 2009
- ^ International AIDS Candlelight Memorial: Coordinators
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