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He has famale name.
There are around 500 homosexual people in Minsk, however, the majority of them are afraid and do not want to speak openly about it. Some of them prefer to move to Minsk as there is higher concentration of people and easier to remained unnoticed, although there are also a higher number of artistic people who are more sensitive and understandable. There are a few places in Minsk where gay and lesbian people can meet, talk, share the ideas and find understanding.
Officially, there are no special clubs or newspaper. One of the magazines on gays and lesbians was shut down a few years ago, and servers block web pages dedicated to sexual minority. A few attempts during last years to organize the gay pride were turned down by the government authorities. It is also true that Belarusian officials do their best to prevent the representation of sexual minority in the society, by closing access to public space and provoking aggressive attitude (for example, by showing negative image of gay people on Belarusian TV). All these dont make the life of people with homosexual orientation easier and happier.
The story focuses on the everyday life of the lesbian family- Jana , Sveta and daughter Marta. It is a couple of two young women who in spite of all difficulties decided to leave together, like a real family having daughter. The family made this decision with severe misunderstanding and aggressive attitude toward the other partner from the parents of Jana. Brawls, arguments, disagreement, tears all these do not make life easier. A little girl, daughter of one of the girls, took the side of the other girls, saying that Sveta loves mum and that she wants Sveta to live with them. A four years old girl, experienced hard childhood with her dad, who was an alcoholic, but the life with her new family made her smile and beam with happiness.
There are some pieces of girls life that illustrate their way to face challenge, their life activities, happy moments and peoples attitude

While breaking their relations J. clashed with her husband, he drunk a lot and tried to bit her. Daughter saw all of that. Once it was really serious fight and J. needed to call for the police and they instituted proceedings against him. J. and S. forgave Janas husband and claimed the police to let him go free. He still hasnt given her a divorce.

Living in a normal family with mum and dad M. used only dark pencils for her drawing. Black sun and black people without smiles.
Now M. draws very bright and colorful pictures and makes fairy-tails books herself. She writes texts, draws and sews pages together. Sometimes pictures are all yellow, she doesnt use dark colors at all.

The New Year party took place in the theatre where J. worked officially as an actress.
Officials of different levels were invited there. It was no formal party with some alcohol drinks and dances. J. and S. hugged one another for a dance. People looked aside. A man from the whole crowd came closely to them and began to whisper them how to dance and how to hug each other. He appeared to be from KGB.

In the beginning of their relations S. moved to J.s house. In some days J.s parents came to them. They caused a great scandal about Svetas presence in there daughters home. Grandchild M. tried to explain to grown-up people that S. loves my mum Ill leave together with her!
Since several months J.s mother wrote her an e-mail that she didnt understand her and she needed time to get accustomed.
Now J. , S. and M. go home to Janas parents, celebrate their birthdays together.
From the side of S.s parents the total absence of understanding and contact.

S. leaved the rock-band where she was a front girl. She got involved in their common with J. cause Free theatre. The theatre affects the problems of modern Belarus self- and national understanding, society, alcohol and drugs. The theatre is forbidden in Belarus. It plays very few in some coffees, flats, even in countryside places.
Free theatre often performs on tour.

The representation of everyday life of homosexual families will show that it is a normal phenomenon and these relations make people happy. But it is necessary to combat stereotypes and prejudice, and to make parents-families to except and understand the choice of their children. Together with that Svetas parents deny any possibility of the homosexuals. They still waiting for a normal boy-relationship of her.

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