Europe Solidaire Sans Frontières
, by TOESLAND Finbarr
Exclusive: Russian troops guilty of homophobic abuse including sexual violence and imprisonment, says LGBTIQ group
Invading Russian soldiers have been accused of targeted anti-gay attacks against Ukrainians, including sexual violence, rape, imprisonment, assault, theft and attempted murder, (...)
, by YAKOVLEV Vadym
She posted this video in the chat room in the second week of the war. When Russia attacked, Ukraine closed its borders to those with “male passports.” When the general mobilization was announced, thousands of transwomen, transmen, and non-binary individuals were trapped.
In the video, she, (...)
, by Socportal, TKALICH Alena, USMANOVA Marina
Kherson is a city in southern Ukraine with a population of 300,000 that Russian troops occupied in the early days of a full-scale invasion.
There were no safe corridors for evacuation, so many residents remained in the city even though it was hazardous. Both because of the announced battles (...)
, by STEWART Colin
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky must soon decide whether to act on a 28,000-signature petition seeking recognition of same-sex marriages.
The petition was submitted to Zelensky by July 12. Under Ukrainian law, he is required to respond within 10 days to any petition signed by 25,000 (...)
, by WENTZELL Stephen
Ukrainian LGBTQ organizers are realigning their efforts to give their community what they need right now, including mental health support.
As the war in Ukraine drags on, organizers of Kyiv Pride are focused on protecting fellow queer Ukrainians. Organizer Lenny Emson is hoping when the Kyiv (...)
, by TONDO Lorenzo
Trans women are reportedly being denied passage to safer countries, despite their legal status as women and the danger posed by Russia’s transphobic policies
As strange hands searched her body and pulled back her hair to check if it was a wig, Judis looked at the faces of the Ukrainian border (...)
, by BEZRUK Tetiana
A Ukrainian MP has introduced legislation to criminalise same sex relationships and protect traditional values.
Earlier this month, Oleksandr Vilkul, an MP from Ukraine’s Opposition Bloc party, the successor to Viktor Yanukovych’s Party of Regions, registered draft bill No.9183, “on the (...)
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