The exhibition pairs striking portraits and personal stories of Ukrainian heroes collected and translated by Dafna Rachok and Alim Yakubov. It is framed as a conversation WITH extraordinary LGBTIQ+ Ukrainians who after Russia’s brutal invasion on February 24 started a new life as soldiers or volunteers, joining the army or starting a humanitarian project to help their communities, thus becoming defenders of their country and people. All of them chose to stay and fight against the russian occupation and are risking their lives for a democratic and independent Ukraine.