Zine: 5 Love Languages
Dear readers, We’re happy to let you know that our volunteer Silvia Casto created a zine titled “5 Love Languages” as part of her personal project during her ESC volunteer stay at DIH. In the zine, you can take a…
Enakopravni pod mavrico
Enakopravni pod mavrico
TEN MONTHS OF ACTIVISM: My European Solidarity Corps Experience
Hello readers! It’s Silvia here! I concluded my ESC experience in Slovenia just a few weeks ago and today I will be sharing my afterthoughts with you. I arrived in Ljubljana towards the end of November last year ready to…
Representation
Iana and Sarah decided to watch a movie that evening. They looked up on their smart tv and scrolled among the possible options. “What are you in the mood for?” “Dunno, maybe something light. A romcom would do.” “Gotcha. What…
International Drag Day
Since 2009, July 16th was chosen as International Drag Day to celebrate and recognize the art of drag worldwide. International drag day was founded by Adam Stewart through his fan page for Drag queens on Facebook, with the main objective…
Disability Pride Month: How redefining independence helped me take pride in my disability
In modern society, having a disability is still inextricably connected to shame, tragedy and sadness. If you think about it, how many people can say “Yes, I am okay with my child being born disabled?” When a child is born…
Društvo DIH and Out in Slovenija in Copenhagen!
During one week in August, Rémi, our ESC volunteer, had the opportunity to fly to Denmark, Copenhagen. Indeed, an LGBTI+ sport competition was happening: the EuroGames. With the help of the association Out in Slovenija, a NGO based in Ljubljana…
Under Construction
DIH is in the process of translating the web page to English. Please bear with us till we do so. DIH team
From the Youth Exchange “Activists Assemble” in Latvia
The Active Rainbow – Activists Assemble Youth Project exchange is an experience we would highly recommend to anyone in the queer community and our allies. For most of our group, this was the first time to participate in an Active…
RusKvir: What is it?
RusKvir (РусКвiр) is a side-project of Društvo DIH that aims to connect LGBTQIA+ people and allies coming from non-EU Post-Soviet countries. Our goal is to provide a safe space for individuals to meet others with similar cultural and linguistic backgrounds…
Meet Lee, our new ESC-volunteer
Hi, Hello, Zdravo :) I am Lee, your new international ESC-volunteer at DIH. I come from Germany and will stay in Ljubljana until mid-June, shortly after Pride. After graduating from high-school last summer, I really wanted to go abroad. So…
6 months abroad as a volunteer – A recap!
Hi, my name is Rémi and I volunteer at društvo DIH. After spending 6 months in Ljubljana, it feels appropriate to write down how it is for me here as a volunteer, in a foreighn country. I am halfway through…
Call for new long-term ESC volunteers!
Call for new long-term ESC volunteers! When? 1st December 2021 – 31st May 2022 (possibility to start later) Where? Ljubljana, Slovenia Who? LGBTQIA+ people aged 18-30 from the EU with a strong interest in LGBTQIA+ topics About the volunteering Typical…