STUD Brno is a Czech activist association of lesbians, gays, and their friends.

Basic facts

STUD was established in 1996 as an independent non-government as well as non-profit organization (civic association), the mission of which is to benefit the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender minority, and to aim for legal and factual equality of their rights with other members and groups of the society. The name of the organization is abbreviated from ″students″. The full name was originally ''STUD-lgb'' and it meant ″lesbian, gay & bisexual students".Richard Ammon
''Gay Czech Republic''
globalgayz.com, April 2009. STUD gathers people of

homosexual Homosexuality is romantic attraction, sexual attraction, or sexual behavior between members of the same sex or gender. As a sexual orientation, homosexuality is "an enduring pattern of emotional, romantic, and/or sexual attractions" to peop ...

and

bisexual Bisexuality is a romantic or sexual attraction or behavior toward both males and females, or to more than one gender. It may also be defined to include romantic or sexual attraction to people regardless of their sex or gender identity, whi ...

orientation, and their heterosexual allies. STUD counted some thirty members at the beginning of 2010. STUD is an all-volunteer group, except for one paid half-time staff member. It was an active member of ''The Association of Gay and Lesbian Citizens‘ Organizations in the Czech Republic'' (SOHO) until its transformation in 2000. In 2003 STUD became a constituent member of the ''Gay & Lesbian League'' (GLL).

Activities

* Queer Ball – annual LGBT dance event, nominated for 2014 bePROUD Award (since 2013) *

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Queer Film Festival – formerly called ''Duha nad Brnem'' (The Rainbow above Brno); the annual LGBT film festival, held every November, supported by US Embassy in Prague and many others. In 2009, the festival was attended by 12,000 viewers in

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and in Prague, and screened some 100 films. (since 2000) *

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Library – community centre with LGBT library and archives (since 2001) * GaTe (Gay Teens) – a project supporting the process of self-discovery and self-acceptance of teenage gays. (since 2003) * Good for children in all families – a petition supporting legislative changes for same-sex partners children adoption (2010) * Campaign in support of the Act of Registered Partnership – a long-term campaign including petitioning, educational events, internet information project, and the 2002 media campaign "It Will Help Some But Hurt None". (1998–2006) * Gay & Lesbian Helpline – counselling service over the phone (2001–2005) * Light for AIDS – an annual event within the global campaign International

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/ref> (1997–2003) * The Czech-Slovak Gathering of Gays, Lesbians and Their Supporters – an annual cross-border gathering held alternately in Czechia and Slovakia and coordinated with the Slovak partner organisation Ganymedes Movement

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(1997–2002) * Studna – a magazine of Brno’s lesbians and gays (1997–2002) * The Gay Man of the Czech Republic – a national contest for the most attractive Czech gay man (1998 & 2000)

References

Sources

* * * * * * Katerina Nedbalkova
''The Changing Space of the Gay and Lesbian Community in the Czech Republic''
p. 76. In "Beyond the Pink Curtain. Everyday Life of LGBT People in Eastern Europe". Politike-Symposion, 2007. * Richard Ammon
''Gay Czech Republic''
globalgayz.com, April 2009.

External links

STUD Brno
(Czech language) {{Authority control Czech Republic Organizations established in 1996 1996 establishments in the Czech Republic