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Added on: 10/07/2024

Two Ukrainian women in love were torn apart by Putin’s war. They never stopped fighting to reunite.

10/06/2024

Polina Muzhychkova and Sofia Malina fell in love fast. At 17 and 19, respectively, they met in Mariupol, Ukraine, and began dating. But a month later, the…

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Added on: 10/06/2024

Russia Is Forcing Gay Chechen Men To Become Soldiers In Ukraine War, Says LGBT Group

10/05/2024

SK SOS, a human rights group in Chechnya, say that Russian authorities are “blackmailing” imprisoned gay Chechen men to become soldiers, and fight for Russia in the…

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Added on: 09/30/2024

Ukraine’s LGBTQ+ soldiers call for more rights – as Russia forces minorities into active service

09/29/2024

Russian authorities have been rounding up gay men and coercing them to fight in Ukraine, according to some recent reports. The Russian leader has long vilified the gay community…

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Added on: 09/30/2024

Why are HIV infections on the rise in Lithuania?

09/29/2024

Last year, 267 new cases of HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) were registered in Lithuania. This is significantly more than in 2021 when 121 cases were diagnosed. Specialists…

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Added on: 08/15/2024

Ukraine’s Other Revolution: Embracing the Rights Russia Would Deny

08/14/2024

Putin’s Russia has become the poster child in the fight against the global LGBTQ movement, labeling any activists “extremists” and criminalizing any associated activities within its borders….

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Added on: 08/08/2024

Russian influence in eastern Europe is aggravating HIV epidemic, say experts

08/07/2024

Growing Russian influence in eastern Europe is driving a worsening HIV epidemic, health leaders have warned. In eastern Europe and central Asia, new diagnoses of HIV have risen 20%…

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Added on: 08/02/2024

Both Russia and homophobia are in the crosshairs of Ukraine’s gay soldiers

08/01/2024

One corner of Kyiv’s symbolic central square is now carpeted in thousands of tiny blue and yellow flags, in tribute to Ukraine’s fallen soldiers. Earlier this month,…

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Added on: 06/26/2024

LGBT troops on Ukraine’s front line fight homophobia at home

06/25/2024

One corner of Kyiv’s symbolic central square is now carpeted in thousands of tiny blue and yellow flags, in tribute to Ukraine’s fallen soldiers. Earlier this month,…

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Added on: 06/17/2024

LGBTQ soldiers in Ukraine hope their service is changing attitudes as they rally for legal rights

06/16/2024

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Several hundred LGBTQ Ukrainian servicemen and their supporters marched in central Kyiv Sunday to demand more rights and highlight their service to their…

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Added on: 06/14/2024

Kyiv Pride march planned for June 16 with tightened security measures

06/13/2024

The KyivPride march will occur on June 16 in the streets of Kyiv. Around 500 participants, including activists, diplomats, and international community representatives, will participate. The event will…

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Added on: 06/08/2024

Kyiv shoots down clever idea for a safe Pride March during Russia’s war

06/07/2024

More than two years after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the LGBTQ+ community there is anxious to march for their rights in the face of Russian President Vladimir…

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Added on: 04/01/2024

Lesbian Power Couple: Top Sniper and Machine-Gunner Are Taking on Putin’s Army

10/31/2024

“If I tell you the number of my confirmed kills, I’m putting a bounty on my head,” Olga, tells me with a grin and a twinkle in…

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Added on: 03/02/2024

Ukrainian veterans reject award after church annuls gay soldier’s medal

02/29/24

Now the culture wars have come to Ukraine. An Orthodox church in Kyiv annulled a medal it awarded to Viktor Pylypenko, a Ukrainian combat medic who served…

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Added on: 02/28/2024

Viktor Pylypenko stripped of war medal because he’s gay

02/28/2024

On February 8, 2024, the Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kyiv Patriarchate awarded soldier Viktor Pylypenko a medal for his war service. But then, someone told them Viktor…

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Added on: 01/30/2024

Fleeing home as a queer Ukrainian

01/29/2024

Marianna is a queer activist from the south of Ukraine. She is also the head of an LGBTQ+ organization, “For Equal Rights,” which has been working toward…

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Added on: 01/02/2024

Same-sex couples fight for civil unions to be legalised in Ukraine

12/31/2023

A Ukrainian couple campaigning for marital equality has called on the Kyiv government to act on a draft civil union law that would give same-sex partnerships legal…

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Added on: 10/26/2023

Ukraine takes first steps to codify gay marriage

10/24/2023

Ukraine’s justice ministry took the first steps towards codifying gay marriage by approving Bill No. 9103, titled “On the Institution of Registered Partnerships” on October 22. The ground-breaking…

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Added on: 09/23/2023

Ukraine’s transgender spokeswoman dismisses ‘Russian haters’

09/22/2023

If you are an English speaker keeping up with the news of the Ukraine war, you have probably heard of Sarah Ashton-Cirillo. The US national arrived in…

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Added on: 09/05/2023

The story of a transgender person in an occupied city in Ukraine

09/04/2023

Maksym Chernov, 22, describes himself on Instagram as a queer punk and vegan abolitionist who advocates for the abolition of slavery, both formal and informal. For nine…

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Added on: 09/01/2023

Support Increases For Same-Sex Marriage Legalization in Ukraine

08/31/2023

Recent survey results reveal a notable shift in public opinion toward legalizing same-sex marriage in Ukraine. According to data gathered on Ukraine’s Independence Day by the sociological group Rating,…

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Added on: 08/21/2023

Putin’s adviser says U.S. is using brainwashing to make gay Ukrainian super-soldiers

08/20/2023

An adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin has claimed that Ukraine’s military will become “unified through gay sex” like the Greek Spartans. While the comment may seem bizarre,…

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Added on: 08/19/2023

Trans soldier’s attack highlights challenges faced by LGBT Ukrainians

08/18/2023

A transgender soldier of the Ukrainian armed forces was attacked while on leave in Lviv, highlighting the struggles faced by the LGBT community. Hanna Mark was a…

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Added on: 08/05/2023

Ukraine Military Has a New Transgender Spokesperson

08/03/2023

A transgender journalist from the United States is now an official spokesperson of the Territorial Defense Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The Kyiv Post on Thursday…

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Added on: 06/06/2023

War brings urgency to fight for LGBT rights in Ukraine

06/05/2023

The Ukrainian MP Andrii Kozhemiakin is a wiry, conservative ex-spy who likes to emphasise his Christian faith and large family. He is also an unlikely new recruit…

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Added on: 06/02/2023

European rights court rules against Ukraine in same-sex union case

06/01/2023

PARIS, June 1 (Reuters) – A same-sex couple who tried unsuccessfully to get married at seven different register offices in Ukraine suffered discrimination, the European Court of…

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Added on: 04/26/2023

The LGBTQ rights debate is testing Ukraine’s commitment to Europe

04/25/2023

When Russian troops swarmed Kyiv in early 2022, Andrii Kravchuk was summoned to serve. As he approached the military office to enlist, his heart raced. He wasn’t…

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Added on: 04/22/2023

How Putin Inadvertently Boosted Support for LGBT Rights in Ukraine

04/21/2023

When Vladimir Putin announced Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, he framed the move in part as a means of defending traditional values from…

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Added on: 04/17/2023

As Ukraine’s LGBTQ soldiers fight on the front line, acceptance grows in the conservative country

04/16/2023

KYIV, Ukraine — On a riotous Instagram profile featuring pole-dancing, cross-dressing and fierce makeup, a picture of Ivan Honzyk in high heels and stockings next to an…

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Added on: 04/04/2023

LGBTI Community in Ukraine: One Year into the War

Margerita Afom

Alturi Contributor

In the last year, Ukraine’s society has shifted its perspective on the LGBTI community. While LGBTI activists worked to resist the imposition of conservative Russian attitudes, LGBTI…

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Added on: 03/29/2023

Queer Ukrainian soldier calls for same-sex marriage to be legalised: ‘We can die any day’

03/28/2023

A queer Ukrainian solider has called for same-sex marriage to be legalised in the country as LGBTQ+ soldiers “could die tomorrow” and their partners would have no…