Insight (public organization) explained

Formation:2008
Type:Non-governmental organization
Leader Name:Olena Shevchenko
Insight public organization
Website:http://insight-ukraine.org/
Location:, Kyiv

Insight is a Ukrainian LGBTQI organization. Unlike most Ukrainian LGBT organizations focused on work with gay men and MSM, Insight’s priority is to help lesbians, bisexual women, transgender, queer and intersex people. Insight is one of the few public organizations in working with transgender people.

History and activities

In 2007, Insight was founded by Olena Shevchenko, Anna Dovgopol and another activist.[1] It was registered as an official organization in 2008.[2]

In 2010, Insight with the financial support of ILGA Europe and ASTRAEA conducted the first in sociological study of the situation of transgender people «Situation of transgender persons in Ukraine».[3]

In 2011, with the financial support of the Heinrich Böll Foundation (Warsaw) the first in Ukraine study of the situation of LGBT families «LGBT families in Ukraine: social practices and legal regulation»[4] was conducted.

In 2012, with the financial support of amFAR the study «Civil rights of transgender people»[5] was conducted.

In 2013, Insight presented the shadow report «Human Rights Violations of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) People in Ukraine»[6] at the 108th Session of the UN Human Rights Committee in Geneva, resulting in receiving 6 recommendations for SOGI by Ukraine after the Universal Periodic Review, 2 of which concerned the sex change procedure in Ukraine.

In 2014, with the support of the Norwegian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights Insight developed and published an illustrated textbook «ABC of LGBT rights»[7] focused on a wide range of readers, and the brochure «Sexual orientation and gender identity: questions and answers».[8]

On March 31, 2016, the International Transgender Day of Visibility, Insight published a brochure «Transgender people in Ukraine: social barriers and discrimination»[9] which contains the most typical examples of violations of the rights of transgender people and legal comments to them.

In 2020, Insight sued Patriarch Filaret for comments linking the COVID-19 pandemic to same-sex marriage.[10]

In May 2021, events organised by Insight in Kyiv and Odesa were attacked by the far-right. In response to the attacks, the police claimed that no criminal action had occurred.[11]

During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Insight has been raising money to help provide LGBT people with temporary housing, food, medicines and relocation to safer areas.[12]

In June 2023, the Insight office in Lutsk was attacked and vandalised.[13]

Cooperation

Insight is a part of the Coalition for Combating Discrimination in Ukraine, ILGA and Transgender Europe. Also, the organization is working with other Ukrainian human rights NGOs, in particular with the project No Borders of the Social Action Centre.[14]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Kasianczuk . Maxim . Sheremet . Sviatoslav . et al . Naumenko . Stas . Frank . Yuri . Украинское ЛГБТ-движение, 25 . 2015 . Ukrainian LGBT Movement, 25 . Всеукраинская общественная организация «Гей-альянс Украина» . Kyiv, Ukraine . Ukrainian.
  2. Web site: . Olena Shevchenko . ILGA World . . 17 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210106024854/https://ilga.org/olena-shevchenko . 6 January 2021 . Geneva, Switzerland . 2021 . live.
  3. Web site: Situation of transgender persons in Ukraine. Research report.. https://web.archive.org/web/20160424123318/http://www.insight-ukraine.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/TRP_report_engl.pdf. 2016-04-24. dead.
  4. Web site: ЛГБТ-сім'ї в Україні: Соціальні практики та законодавче регулювання.. https://web.archive.org/web/20150401154230/http://insight-ukraine.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/%D0%9B%D0%93%D0%91%D0%A2-%D1%81%D1%96%D0%BC%D1%97_%D0%B2_%D0%A3%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%97%D0%BD%D1%96._%D0%A1%D0%BE%D1%86%D1%96%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BD%D1%96_%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BA%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B8_%D1%82%D0%B0_%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%B0%D0%B2%D1%87%D0%B5_%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B3%D1%83%D0%BB%D1%8E%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BD%D1%8F.pdf. 2015-04-01. dead.
  5. Web site: Дотримання громадянських прав трансгендерних людей.. https://web.archive.org/web/20160424100301/http://www.insight-ukraine.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/%D0%94%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%BB%D1%96%D0%B4%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D1%8F.pdf. 2016-04-24. dead.
  6. Web site: Human Rights Violations of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) People in Ukraine: A Shadow Report.. https://web.archive.org/web/20160418043414/http://www.insight-ukraine.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ICCPR_LGBTShadow_Report_Ukraine_3.pdf. 2016-04-18. dead.
  7. Web site: ABC of LGBT rights..
  8. Web site: Сексуальна орієнтація та гендерна ідентичність: питання та відповіді..
  9. Web site: Transgender people in Ukraine: social barriers and discrimination..
  10. News: Georgieva. Umberto Bacchi, Maria. 2020-04-13. LGBT+ group sues Ukraine religious figure linking coronavirus to gay marriage. en. Reuters. 2020-12-21.
  11. Web site: 3 August 2021. 'Constantly pursued': Ukraine's LGBT+ activists attacked online and in the street. Vikhrov. Natalie. 16 June 2023. Reuters.
  12. News: Support for LGBTI People in Ukraine. ILGA-Europe. 1 March 2022.
  13. Web site: 15 June 2023. Ukraine LGBT Center Broken Into, Vandalized. Kilbride. Erin. 16 June 2023. Human Rights Watch.
  14. Web site: Social Action Centre and INSIGHT NGO invite all LGBTIQ activist to participate in a research aimed to deffine [sic] awareness of Ukrainian LGBTIQ community in the fields of discrimination and hate crimes.]. https://web.archive.org/web/20160611124956/http://noborders.org.ua/en/zaproshuyemo-lgbtik-aktivistiv-ta-aktivistok-zapovniti-opitnik/. 2016-06-11. dead.

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