LIFT Festival programs and information (13-15 October)
After a hiatus of several years, this year we, the Labrisz Lesbian Association, will finally be hosting LIFT again. LIFT, aka the Festival of Lesbian...
The pictures of the XX generations exhibition on qLit
The XX generation exhibition of Berta Garadnay’s photos taken for the 2019 LIFT Festival brought together members of the younger and older lesbian * generations...
Coming out in old times – part 5: Andrea
Besides the many hiding, confused or ashamed people there were the ones also back in the Communist era who lived their non-straight private life as...
Coming out in old times – part 4: Sarolta Gábor
Back in the Communist era coming out was an unknown concept. You could read about homosexuality only in encyclopaedias, but what you could find there...
Coming out in old times – part 3: Lenke Szilágyi
Looking for and reading the things and feelings going on inside of you in a psychiatric book for the first time is pretty scary. You...
Coming out in old times – part 2: Mária K.
It’s confusing to realize that you are longing for a girl without any information about lesbianism*. You are not a boy to dream about wooing...
Coming out in old times – part 1: Györgyi Kövesi
There is no internet, there are no LGBTQ+ organizations or activists, there is no one saying it’s alright. There are feelings that force their way...