This presentation explores the current state of the LGBTQIA+community in Russia and highlights the ongoing challenges they face. It also includes statistics from November 2024, offering an overview of the asylum process for Russian LGBTQIA+ asylum seekers in Finland — including general guidelines of the official procedure, the actual situation, and the difficulties encountered by applicants.

Recorded at the "Father Frost Against Putin" festival on January 11, 2025.

Presentation by Alex (Aleksandr) Nesterov —LGBTQIA+ and human rights activist, anti-war advocate, photographer, and designer. An asylum seeker in Finland, Alex is an active member of QA:FI (Queer Asylum: Finland) and the Democratic Community of Russian-Speaking People in Finland. He waited over 29 months for a decision from Migri (the Finnish Immigration Service) and was grantedasylum after the festival.

Check out this presentation as a video: https://youtu.be/REOO3JRZSYA

YouTube-playlist in English:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1TehU6gn0twrcu6Hx91UqpIhVs-R6s3X
Spotify-playlist in English:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37fcAv2OljFQFNBgOk4mKj
YouTube-плейлист на русском: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZSYWemcaH0&list=PL-MGl1fieAv1WmjPWW-lIqB5sF5Yo_Lqf