Anna Dovgopol (born 1981 or 1982) is a Ukrainian LGBT rights activist and gender studies academic.[1]
Early life and education
editDovgopol became aware of gender roles and expectations from a young age, and argued with her parents so she could wear pants to school rather than dresses or skirts.[2]
Dovgopol studied communications at the University of Southern Maine[3] before earning a bachelor's degree in American Studies and Translation at the American University of Central Asia. She holds a master's degree in gender studies from Central European University.[4]
Activism
editIn 2005, while attending the American University of Central Asia, Dovgopol helped found an LGBT organization in Bishkek called Labrys.[4][5] After returning to Ukraine in 2006, she worked for Women's Network, a feminist lesbian NGO, for a year.[3][4] In summer 2007, she co-founded Insight, an NGO focused on LGBT issues; she worked there for the next two years.[3][4]
In 2009, Dovgopol worked with the Gay Forum of Ukraine to create the Coalition to Fight Discrimination in Ukraine. The following year, she worked for Amnesty International's Ukraine office.[3] Dovgopol worked with KyivPride in the mid-2010s.[4][6]
She is currently a co-editor at Gender in Detail, a Ukrainian pop science website.[3] She has worked at the Heinrich Boell Foundation since 2012, where she is their Gender Program Coordinator as of 2024.[3][4] She also is the Women Lead in Emergencies Coordinator at CARE Ukraine.[7] Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Dovgopol has focused some of her research on how the war has impacted gender roles (and vice versa), and the actions Ukrainian women have taken in response to the war.[8][9][10]
Personal life
editDovgopol considers herself a feminist and a lesbian.[3][11] She first realized she was not straight at age 21.[1] After Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, Dovgopol left the country for one of the Baltic states.[11]
References
edit- ^ a b ""Unsere Community wächst und wird stärker!"". fluter.de (in German). 2021-05-18. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
- ^ Dovgopol, Anna (2021-05-09). "Фемінізм – це про справедливість. Кілька аргументів "за"". ZMINA. Archived from the original on 2021-05-09. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Анна Довгопол и Гендер в деталях — биография украинской активистки /НВ". nv.ua. Archived from the original on 2022-06-23. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
- ^ a b c d e f "Anna Dovgopol". EuroCentralAsian Lesbian* Community. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
- ^ "Focus on gay and lesbian rights". The New Humanitarian. 2005-01-11.
- ^ Kitto, Svetlana (2015-09-16). "The Eastern European Gay Rights Movement Is Struggling to Be More Than a Western Cause". Vice. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
- ^ Boss, Annie (2023-04-04). "Feminism and the Role of Ukrainian Women During the War". The Munk School. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
- ^ Caucaso, Osservatorio Balcani e. "Women fighters in Ukraine". OBC Transeuropa (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-06-20.
- ^ Dovgopol, Anna (2024-03-17). "Ukraine: "Women of Maidan - to Women of Crimea"". Heinrich Böll Stiftung. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
- ^ Grouard, Salomé (2022-03-16). "Opinion | How Putin's politics of toxic masculinity led to war in Ukraine". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
- ^ a b Lazo, Enrique Anarte (2022-06-07). "Russia looms large over LGBTQ Pride celebrations in Eastern Europe". NBC News. Retrieved 2024-06-20.