News of ECOM
June 30, 2022
ECOM Continues to Support Ukraine: Our Help 4 Months into the War
The war in Ukraine is still going on, so ECOM continues to provide support to ECOM members and partners from Ukraine, as well as to all members of the community...
June 28, 2022
“Be on Fire, but Don’t Burn out”: ECOM Launched an Emotional Support Course for Members and Partners
June 25 marks the launch of our online course “Prevention of Emotional and Professional Burnout” for ECOM members and partners as well as activists from the EECA region working with...
June 20, 2022
Monkeypox in EECA: What the LGBT Community Needs to Know
Despite the fact that cases of monkeypox (MPX) in the region of Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA) are still quite rare — at the moment, only a few cases...
June 16, 2022
ECOM taught partners the intricacies of conducting cnline training sessions
On June 7-9, 2022, for the first time in the EECA region, ECOM held a unique training session for trainers on the specifics of conducting online events. We taught 19...
June 7, 2022
Torture, Blackmail, Disclosure of Personal Information: Report on Violation of Gay Rights in Uzbekistan
ECOM, together with the Association for Human Rights in Central Asia (AHRCA) and International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR), prepared a report on human rights violations against gays and bisexuals...
June 1, 2022
Pride Month 2022: Our Rights Matter!
June is the most anticipated month of the year. Because today is the beginning of Pride Month! Pride in who we are! What is Pride Month? During this month, prides,...
May 30, 2022
ECOM Annual Report 2021: Best Practices and Achievements
We are proud to present our 2021 Annual Report! Last year ECOM implemented a large number of important initiatives, studies and projects. All this was with the goal of joining...
May 20, 2022
Depathologization of Transgenderness: Changes in the ICD-11
On April 26, ECOM organized the first round table discussion in the region of Eastern Europe and Central Asia on the depathologization of transgenderness, following the release of the new...
May 17, 2022
IDAHOBIT-2022: We have the right to be ourselves!
Today, May 17, we celebrate the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT). In 2022, the theme of this day around the world is: “Our Bodies, Our Lives, Our...
April 27, 2022
Coordinators of the project «Trans*Map in EECA» discussed plans to expand HIV services for trans* people in the region
In March, the first meeting in a year and a half with managers of partner organizations was held within the framework of the «Trans*Map in EECA» project, which is being...