The 6th Gay&lesbian Festival To Be Held In Omsk Under 'The Year Of The Family' Sign

The 6th Siberian Gay&lesbian Festival will start tomorrow near the city of Omsk.
Meetings with old and new friends, games, competitions, art and sport events, kebab-cooking, disco under the sky are to be organised for participants during two days of the festival.
The festival is traditionally held in tent camping with a picturesque view. The organisers of the festival are especially glad for same-sex-copuples participants because of The year of the family in Russia.
The organisers of the festival are LGTB association "Favorit", project "Pulsar" and gay night party "At Sergey's".

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Ukraine. Gays and lesbians call to support children's homes

The idea to organize actions to support the children's homes by gays and lesbians was given and realized in Russia by writer Liya Kirgetova. This idea has found the support in Ukraine.

Lgbt.in.ua informs: On May, 17th, 2008 in the International day against homophobia, the initiative group of gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgenders of Dnepropetrovsk is meant to give the help to pupils in children's homes, as well as to children's branches of hospitals.

Now the fund raising is going on to full output. All interested parties are invited to participate in this charitable. Details by e-mail: gay-bou@rambler.ru

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