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“Together We Stand with Ukraine,” Says This Local Group

Fundraisers held at 3 Dollar Bill by LGBTQIA+ group

Together We Stand with Ukraine

“Together We Stand with Ukraine,” Says This Local Group

Fundraisers held at 3 Dollar Bill by LGBTQIA+ group

“Together We Stand with Ukraine,” Says This Local Group
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A picture of a blue and yellow light glows on the back wall of the stage at the 3 Dollar Bill. Maxim Ibadov, a 25-year old Brooklyn art educator, gets emotional. The image seems to summarize the hours of work that Ibadov and Leo Allenby had invested in making the fundraiser “We Stand Together with Ukraine” happen there earlier this year. The event was part of a series of queer night life spaces that a collective called “We Together” has been running for what they call the Caucasus, Eastern European, and Central Asian, or CEECA, LGBTQIA+ community in the city. 

The luminous picture is not a perfectly shaped rectangle and it’s not exactly a flag. Says Ibadov: “It’s such a sign of solidarity, it reminds me of the incredible support…

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