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WE HELP LGBTQ+ PEOPLE

AND THEIR CLOSE ONES

FEEL SAFER IN RUSSIA

We offer free psychological and career counseling for LGBTQ+ people, as well as group support meetings, webinars, and legal advice. 

Help us raise $5000 to support our legal services, so every queer person in Russia has a friendly defender by their side when needed.

WE ARE COMING OUT –

AN LGBTQ+ INITIATIVE

We protect LGBTQ+ rights and help queer people feel safer in Russia.

Our main goal is to secure nationwide equal rights for everyone regardless of their sexuality and gender identity, both institutionally and socially. We have been working towards it since 2008.

WHY DO LGBTQ+ PEOPLE NEED HELP?

Being an LGBTQ+ person in Russia is a catch-22.

Queer people regularly encounter discrimination and bigotry  almost everywhere: at their workplace, in their studies, in renting, at home, and while seeking medical care.

The police and the court, created to protect people, in reality, do just the opposite, dismissing formal complaints about discrimination. The “LGBTQ+ propaganda ban” legislation hinders our attempts to voice our concerns. Other Russian laws do not protect LGBTQ+ but sow hatred and aggression in society.

Our government does not only persecute people:  human rights protection initiatives as well as small businesses face censorship and pressure from authorities and security agencies.

WHAT DOES COMING OUT DO?

We support

by hosting group support meetings and offering individual consultations. Our psychologists, lawyers, career advisors, and a team of transgender peer-to-peer consultants are always ready to help.

We protect

by helping the police investigate cases of queer discrimination and hate crimes and defending queer individuals and organizations in court.

We raise awareness

by collecting real statistics on the status of queer lives in Russia and providing them to journalists and international human rights protection organizations. We cover a variety of topics related to sexuality, gender identity, and LGBTQ+ rights in a simple and accessible way – through articles, the printing press, live streams, and Queerfests.

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‘COMING OUT’ HAS PROVIDED:

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1.1 The Operator accepts the terms of this Agreement at the moment of its publication on the
website comingoutspb.com.
1.2 The published Agreement remains in force without a time limit.
1.3 The Operator is entitled to make changes to this Agreement. The changes shall be effective
immediately after being published on the website.
1.4 By agreeing to this Agreement, the benefactor provides consent for personal data processing.

2.1 The Operator may process the following personal data of the benefactor:
– Surnames and first names
– Country and city of residence
– E-mail address
– Date of birth
– Payment service provider
– Credit card number
– Card validity
– Issuing bank name
– Issuing bank country
– TIN (INN) of the issuing bank
– Account number.
2.2 Hereinafter the above-mentioned data is referred to in this Agreement as Personal Data.

3.1 The purposes for processing the benefactor’s personal data:
– Processing the donation sent by the benefactor via the website comingoutspb.com and further
communication regarding said donation(s);
– Sending information messages and newsletters to the benefactor with website materials
(comingoutspb.com).
3.2 The benefactor may unsubscribe from receiving the newsletter by clicking on the
unsubscribe button in any of the newsletters sent by e-mail to the benefactor.

4.1 Personal data processing is subject to the consent of the benefactor for their personal data
processing.

4.2 The Operator processes the benefactor’s personal data only if the User fills it out themselves
using specific forms available on the website comingoutspb.com. By filling out the forms, the
User consents to this Agreement.

5.1 The safety of personal data processed by the Operator is provided by the implementation of
legal, organizational, and technical measures necessary to meet the requirements of current
legislation in the field of personal data security to the full extent.
5.2 The Operator provides the safety of personal data and takes all possible measures which
exclude preventing access to personal data by unauthorized persons.
5.3 The User may withdraw their consent to the personal data processing at any time by sending
an e-mail to the Operator at [email protected] with a reference to “Withdrawal of
consent to the processing of personal data”.
5.4 If the benefactor withdraws their consent to the personal data processing, the Operator is
obliged to stop the processing and, if the storage of personal data is no longer required for the
purposes of personal data processing, to destroy personal data or ensure its destruction withing
a period not exceeding thirty days from the date the said withdrawal is received.