LGBTQ+ Group ComingOut
@comingout-global.bsky.social
Helping queer people feel safer in Russia. Even today.
Find out more at comingoutspb.org/en
Find out more at comingoutspb.org/en
At the same time, queer Telegram channels have become lifelines of community and resistance.
Humour, coded language and digital solidarity, these are modern forms of queer activism in constrained spaces.
Humour, coded language and digital solidarity, these are modern forms of queer activism in constrained spaces.
November 25, 2025 at 1:30 PM
At the same time, queer Telegram channels have become lifelines of community and resistance.
Humour, coded language and digital solidarity, these are modern forms of queer activism in constrained spaces.
Humour, coded language and digital solidarity, these are modern forms of queer activism in constrained spaces.
“With all that being said, I wouldn’t change a thing. No danger is more important than my ability to do right by me and my community, and nothing will stop me from sharing my truth.”
November 18, 2025 at 4:12 PM
“With all that being said, I wouldn’t change a thing. No danger is more important than my ability to do right by me and my community, and nothing will stop me from sharing my truth.”
Being an activist makes matters worse — if they find out what I’ve been doing for all these years, I’ll be persecuted.”
November 18, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Being an activist makes matters worse — if they find out what I’ve been doing for all these years, I’ll be persecuted.”
“traditional values,” so there’s no guarantee that they won’t find some use for the information they have on me.
November 18, 2025 at 4:12 PM
“traditional values,” so there’s no guarantee that they won’t find some use for the information they have on me.
“There’s also the matter of that list — the list of all the people that legally transitioned in Russia. When that politician shared the number — 3.5 thousand — he also revealed that they keep a record of all of us. They know who I am and where I live. I’m a threat to our country's
November 18, 2025 at 4:12 PM
“There’s also the matter of that list — the list of all the people that legally transitioned in Russia. When that politician shared the number — 3.5 thousand — he also revealed that they keep a record of all of us. They know who I am and where I live. I’m a threat to our country's
they couldn’t handle me living authentically.”
November 18, 2025 at 4:12 PM
they couldn’t handle me living authentically.”
There are also challenges, of course. I’m stealth, meaning that I live my life as a cis man would, without anyone but close friends knowing about my transness. I can’t ever be open about it in any public space. Some relatives I was close to before my transition I now have no relationship with —
November 18, 2025 at 4:12 PM
There are also challenges, of course. I’m stealth, meaning that I live my life as a cis man would, without anyone but close friends knowing about my transness. I can’t ever be open about it in any public space. Some relatives I was close to before my transition I now have no relationship with —
“Since I transitioned legally and medically, my life has changed for the better in every way. No more crippling dysphoria, easier time socializing and forming relationships, better career opportunities and more.
November 18, 2025 at 4:12 PM
“Since I transitioned legally and medically, my life has changed for the better in every way. No more crippling dysphoria, easier time socializing and forming relationships, better career opportunities and more.
“I’m an outlier, a rare case of someone who managed to do it in time. There are about 3.5 thousand of us in Russia — we know this from governmental records that a transphobic politician shared online. It’s hard to say how many trans Russians there are in total — such a statistic just doesn’t exist.”
November 18, 2025 at 4:12 PM
“I’m an outlier, a rare case of someone who managed to do it in time. There are about 3.5 thousand of us in Russia — we know this from governmental records that a transphobic politician shared online. It’s hard to say how many trans Russians there are in total — such a statistic just doesn’t exist.”
of course), in the eyes of the law you’ll forever be the gender you were assigned at birth.”
November 18, 2025 at 4:12 PM
of course), in the eyes of the law you’ll forever be the gender you were assigned at birth.”
“It’s been over two years since I transitioned. I have a few friends that managed to do the same before the transphobic law was passed, but many more that didn’t. Since the summer of 2023 it became forbidden to change one’s gender marker, which means that even if you medically transition (illegally
November 18, 2025 at 4:12 PM
“It’s been over two years since I transitioned. I have a few friends that managed to do the same before the transphobic law was passed, but many more that didn’t. Since the summer of 2023 it became forbidden to change one’s gender marker, which means that even if you medically transition (illegally