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 Putin’s imperialist aggression. But the march won’t be happening in Ukraine’s subway system. This week, the Kyiv City Council denied a request to hold the city’s first Pride march since 2021 underground, citing “security reasons.” “In order not to endanger the participants and passengers, and to avoid possible provocations, the city authorities cannot allow the Equality March to take place in the metro,” Kyiv City Hall said in a statement on June 3 via Telegram.