From June 30 to July 6 the International LGBT Forum and Festival KyivPride2014 will take place in Ukraine. It is an annual social, political and cultural event, which is organized this year for the third time. “Today when Ukraine has faced external aggression, when they try to divide our society by incitement of hatred between
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On April 14, the Pride March planned for April 22-23 was banned by the authorities of Sebastol. This is the first time in which the anti-proaganda law, signed by Vladimir Putin last June, has been imposed on the Crimean LGBT* community. Following the application of the law, Sebastopol authorities viewed the Pride March as an
As the European Union and Ukraine meet to discuss their future relations, The Equal Rights Trust (ERT) is calling on the Ukrainian authorities to reform and amend the country’s equality legislation to bring it in line with international and European standards. ERT has also urged the European Union to maintain pressure for equality law reform,
Ukraine‘s premier film festival, Molodist, has been picketed by protesters complaining about the presence of LGBT films at the event. According to the Hollywood Reporter, dozens of people stood outside the Zhovten cinema in Kiev, some holding up placards with anti-LGBT slogans and burning a flag. The co-chairperson of the Parents’ Committee of Ukraine was also