Looking to the Future: LGBTQ+ Identities in Eastern Europe and the Slavic Diaspora

<p>Episode transcript available <a href="https://the-west-meeting-room.simplecast.com/episodes/looking-to-the-future-lgbtq-identities-in-eastern-europe-and-the-slavic-diaspora/transcript" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>On today’s episode, hosted by producer Rebekah (<a href="https://twitter.com/bex2241" target="_blank">@bex2241</a>), a fourth-year undergraduate student at the University of Toronto pursuing a double major degree in History and Russian Language & Literature and a minor in Practical French, you will hear part of a conversation that she moderated, titled: Looking to the Future of LGBTQ Identities in Eastern Europe and the Slavic Diaspora, which took place on Zoom on Monday, November 2nd, 2020, and it was organized by the Slavic Languages and Literatures Department here at the University of Toronto. She sits down with writer and poet Gala Mukomolova, Dr. Mateusz Świetlicki, and Musician Damir Imamović to discuss the role of culture and activism in the community as they look toward the future. Rebekah would like to thank Professors Dragana Obradovic, Zdenko Mandusic, and Agnieszka Jezyk for putting together this conversation and the invitation to moderate. The bios for these accomplished speakers will be below: </p><p>Gala Mukomolova (<a href="https://twitter.com/Galactic_Rabbit" target="_blank">@Galactic_Rabbit</a>) is a Moscow-born, Brooklyn-raised poet and essayist. Her full-length poetry collection, Without Protection, is available through Coffee House Press. Her chapbook, One Above One Below: Positions & Lamentations, is available with YesYes Books. She is a recipient of the 2016 Discovery Prize from 92nd St Y & Boston Review and has held residencies at Vermont Studio Center, Pink Door, and ASYLUM Arts. Gala currently writes astrology articles for NYLON Magazine, co-hosts Big Dyke Energy Podcast, and is one of the creators of QueerHealers.com. She is a founder and part of The Cheburashka Collective (<a href="https://twitter.com/the_cheburashki" target="_blank">@the_cheburashki</a>), a growing col