The new issue of LUI with NFT on the cover is out now. Subtitled "DIVIDED", it brings bold interviews with outspoken personalities on topics that irritate society
The concept of a "divided society" has become part of everyday life. Politicians have succeeded in dividing us, social media in enclosing us in bubbles. But we are also to blame for this, because over the years we have learned not to discuss and listen to opinions that are different from our own. The LUI editorial team has gone back to the days when opposing views were not banned. We have chosen topics that move the social mood and that are the favourite ammunition of politicians. Topics that many people deliberately avoid, because there is no general consensus on them, and so they are more likely to cause a row when confronted.
We invited personalities whose names may signify controversy or extremes in the eyes of some. And what hasn't happened? We found that with all those we interviewed we were able to find at least something on which we could agree. And also that, regardless of public image, these people are nice to the face and things can be discussed with them. The editors who prepared the new issue of LUI DIVIDED have gained the impression that society is not so hopelessly divided. It all depends on how willing we ourselves are to open up to the other side. Come and read the magazine and see if you feel the same way.
Voices from opposite sides of the divide
We talked about the equality of people in society with attorney Klára Samková, who is famous for changing her positions on the Roma minority at different stages of her life, and with educator Nina Nováková, who fights from conservative positions against the Istanbul Convention. Josef Petr of the Open Men's League and psychologist Jaroslav Šturma commented on the distortion of experienced gender roles. We talked about marriage for same-sex couples with former Pirate MP František Kopřiva, who advocated marriage for all, and with MP Patrik Nacher (ANO), who wants to give gays and lesbians marriage rights but does not want to call their unions marriage. Věra Jourová, who as Vice-President of the European Commission is at the very epicentre of political correctness, presented her view on political correctness, and writer and journalist Ondřej Neff provided a counter-view. We talked about meat consumption and personal responsibility in relation to climate change with singer and promoter of plant-based diets Ben Cristova and with vegan bodybuilder Filip Grznar.
At the same time, each topic is put into context by the perspective of an independent expert, which gives the reader the opportunity to look at the issue from a distance and make their own picture. The graphics of the new issue are also tailored to the chosen focus: each of the five topics is treated in a liberal and conservative visual style.
You can buy the issue for 59,- CZK in our e-shop.
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The issue with a cover that makes history
On the cover of the new edition you will exceptionally not see a celebrity, but a digital image of the Lighthouse of Hope available as an NFT (non-fungible-token) by Czech artist Jan Gemrot. It celebrates over a decade of LUI magazine being the only long-running title dedicated to the LGBT+ community in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
The solid rock underneath the rainbow-lit lighthouse is made up of the most significant LUI magazine covers that have resonated with the Czech media environment - for example, the visual of one of the first issues featuring Mirek Topolánek, the visual of the issue "About HIV POSITIVELY" with a drop of positive blood, the mirror cover of THE PERFECTION ISSUE or the cover with an illustration of Václav Klaus, etc. You can bid online for the NFT work Lighthouse of Hope and participate in the new trend of owning digital artworks.
