Article, Reflections Gabrielle Antar Article, Reflections Gabrielle Antar

Megaphone gets interviewed!

The recent launch of the autonomous platform, Megaphone, is dedicated to showcasing the potential of an alternative approach to activism including an intersectional blend of various movements such as queerfeminism, anti-racism, decolonialism, climate consciousness, anti-ableism, anti-fascism and anti-capitalism. This is why the collective of collectives has chosen to launch their own series of alternative pride events to provide a platform for those who feel marginalized within the mainstream official Pride events.

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Interview, Spotlight Gabrielle Antar Interview, Spotlight Gabrielle Antar

Studio Scuro: a space for the feminists, the queers and the others

Queer feminist spaces in Luxembourg are rare—not because we don't exist, but because the places where we can feel at home are so limited that they practically don't exist. One of the few places in the country where you can feel abnormally normal is Dunia Ciuferri’s feminist queer tattoo space located between the former social security headquarters and the Bouillon parking lot in the capital. This space is now celebrating its one-year anniversary.

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Reflections Gabrielle Antar Reflections Gabrielle Antar

Vox-pop: Queer in Luxembourg

déi aner and queer.lu have queried members of the community about their experiences as queer individuals in Luxembourg. They spoke of their diverse experiences, both their joy and their worries of living in the Grand Duchy. While Luxembourg is renowned for its safety, it doesn't shield queer individuals in the Grand Duchy from discrimination. The following testimonials relate tales of hope, disillusionment, and the urgent need for change. In essence, they suggest there still is a long way to go for LGBTIQ+ individuals.

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Tales of two not-so-basic bisexuals

Gab and Dré both identify themselves within the bi-spectrum. What does that mean? It means that we are attracted to more than one gender. Even though we both identify as being queer, it is harder to assert this bi-identity in the outside world whether it is with queer people or within the heteronormative society

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Interview Gabrielle Antar Interview Gabrielle Antar

Challenging privilege through the overlapping of multiple identities

Kevin is a non-binary autistic Portuguese-Luxembourgish creative who has been on my radar for a while. Now, doing their masters in Philosophy. I stumbled upon their reels criticizing Luxembourg’s treatment of queer people and I felt right at home. I automatically clicked follow (not the most common action after looking at some people’s profiles…).

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Article Andréa Oldereide Article Andréa Oldereide

Uncovering the truth behind pinkwashing

By now, you are likely to have observed big corporations swapping their traditional logos for a rainbow flag or a pride-themed background since the beginning of the month of June. This happens every year, special “pride” collections are put on the market, and at first glance, consumers think they are being great allies whilst brands keep a politically correct facade.

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Article Gabrielle Antar Article Gabrielle Antar

Culture: a right for all citizens?

The whole situation that went down at the iconic Batiment4 has compromised the creative Luxembourgish scene. I am going to start off with a personal note. Because I think the whole situation that has gone down at Batiment 4 is an attack on the youth, on our local creativity and our very limited and now non-existent community space. And, I am taking it very personally. Moreover, everyone who is craving for something new and different in Luxembourg should as well.

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Interview, Article Andréa Oldereide Interview, Article Andréa Oldereide

A Luxembourgish Queer History

Luxembourg made history when its current head of state, Xavier Bettel, became the first openly gay prime minister in the world to be reelected for a second term in 2018. Nevertheless, Luxembourg’s queer history is rather hard to tell, with very little evidence of documented LGBTQIA+ events.

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