LGBT Ukrainians Fear They’re on Putin’s Kill List. Many Are Staying to Fight Anyway.

 | 
03/01/2022

For years, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people in Ukraine have fought to be recognized as equal members of society. But now, as Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion imperils Ukraine’s very existence—and amid fears that LGBT activists are on a Russian kill list the U.S. intelligence community exposed in recent days—international organizations are working to protect LGBT Ukrainians who are working to save a country that has not yet accepted them as full citizens. “The main fear at this moment is that if they will be successful, that we lose everything that we have,” said Jul Sirous, the volunteer coordinator of KyivPride, which organizes Ukraine’s annual Equality March and works to expand LGBT equality in the country, often at great personal risk to its members. “Unfortunately, if this city will be occupied like other cities, then there will be some persecution against LGBT people.”

Regions: , ,

Share this:

Latest Global News

Added on: 12/18/2024
12/17/2024
Two Texas doctors did not have standing to sue the Biden administration over a 2021 policy statement that federal law bans discrimination in healthcare …
Added on: 12/18/2024
12/18/2024
Andhra Pradesh high court on Tuesday upheld the freedom of a lesbian couple and directed their parents to not interfere with their lives. Observing …
Added on: 12/18/2024
12/17/2024
A religious schism has turned deadly in Nigeria, with a church member fatally shot and two young children killed as homes were set ablaze, …

Explore LGBTQ+ Issues

Other News from , ,

Added on: 12/17/2024
President-elect Donald Trump has selected Bill White, a gay businessman and philanthropist, to serve as U.S. ambassador to Belgium. White will represent the United …
Added on: 12/16/2024
Pro-EU protesters took to the streets in Georgia as an electoral college dominated by the ruling party chose a new president known for his …
Added on: 12/16/2024
Five years ago, Dehnel reached the conclusion that Poland was “not a safe place for LGBT people.” The PiS government was constantly stirring up animosity …