1. LGBT Human Rights NASH MIR Center
We Are Here,
We Are Queer,
And This Is OUR WORLD Too!
LGBT Human Rights NASH MIR Center
Andriy Maymulakhin,
Coordinator of the organisation

2. History
Grassroots group started its activities in Lugansk (Eastern part of Ukraine) at the end of 1997
December 1998 – establishing organisation
↓ Fighting for our human rights to have openly LGBT association
30 November 1999 – official legalisation of NASH MIR (Our World) Gay and Lesbian Centre
2003 – moving headquarters to Kyiv

3. Goals
Protection of rights and freedoms towards LGBT in Ukraine and improvement of their legal protection, combating discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity.
Improvement of society's attitudes towards homosexuality and people of homosexual orientation, combating homophobic and transphobic sentiments in the mass consciousness.
Upbringing of self-consciousness of LGBT as equal and valuable members of society.

4. Ukrainian authorities
International organizations
and other stakeholders
(EU, CoE, OSCE, UN, embassies, etc.)
Advocacy
Legal education
Reports
Monitoring network
Police, lawyers, etc.
Primary and secondary legal assistance
Victim
LGBTI community

5. Some achievements
In three bills to ban so-called "propaganda of homosexuality" were submitted to the Ukrainian parliament – were rejected.
In November 2015, the Ukrainian Parliament adopted an amendment to the Labor Code which prohibited discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) in employment. Thus, for the first time in Ukraine, LGBT people were protected from discrimination at the legislative level.
2015: adoption of the Action Plan to implement the National Strategy on Human Rights. LGBTI items are included into national human rights policy.

6. We have cautious optimism for the future
There are some positive changes in Ukraine since Revolution of Dignity / Euromaydan (2014) –
We have cautious optimism for the future 
Media campaign of Nash Mir titled “Celebrate Diversity and Equality”, May 2017

7. LGBT Human Rights NASH MIR Center Website: GAY.org.ua
Website: GAY.org.ua
Annual and special reports (some also in English), publications on legal education, raising awareness about LGBTI people, handbooks and other
Facebook: NashMirCenter
Current important information about the situation of LGBTI community in Ukraine and about our activities
(Andriy Maymulakhin)
Telephone: