Meet the woman helping some LGBTQ Ukrainians flee the country as others stay to fight

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At least 53 transgender people, 125 LGBTQ folks, and too many of their family members to count have fled Ukraine since the beginning of the Russian invasion in February thanks to the assistance of Gender Stream, an organization focused on helping the queer Ukrainian community.

Over the course of several weeks, working through concerns over safety, anonymity, and navigating the logistical challenges of a war zone, LGBTQ Nation was able to glean an inside look into the operations, and success, of Gender Stream.

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Under the leadership of Olga Polyakova, the group’s executive director, Gender Stream launched multiple projects that have had long-lasting benefits, including an agreement of cooperation with the regional government of Dnipro Oblast, a phone helpline with accompanying psychological services for women, and an LGBTQ security program based on the stringent framework of the European Union. Yet nothing prepared Polyakova and her team for…

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