Europe Solidaire Sans Frontières
, by DARASELLA Inga, TARASENKO Violetta
The story of Violetta Tarasenko, a Ukrainian LGBTQ activist and a lesbian woman in the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Violetta Tarasenko is an activist and openly gay woman. She has been fighting Russian propaganda with journalism and videos for nine years, and now serves in the Ukrainian Armed (…)
, by AVRAMENKO Andriy
Sunny Bunny festival is a sign of shifting attitudes, as Ukraine considers draft civil partnership law
Ukraine held its first-ever LGBTIQ film festival last month, a significant sign of Ukrainian society’s increasing acceptance of the queer community, according to its organiser.
“Our (…)
, by LE TRÉHONDAT Patrick, LYSHKA Yana
On June 13, 2023 the LGBT+ center in the city of Lutsk was attacked and ransacked. Yana Lyshka, coordinator of the Loutsk center was kind enough to answer our questions.
Will you tell us about the history of your center and its activities before and after February 24?
Our LGBT+ initiative (…)
, by TOESLAND Finbarr
Victims are reluctant to report sexual violence and fear homophobia from Ukrainian authorities
A Ukrainian human rights organisation that monitors anti-LGBT violence across the country has spoken out about the difficulties of tracking suspected war crimes committed by Russian militants. (…)
, by LE TRÉHONDAT Patrick
The Ukrainian LGBTQIA+ community in uniform is angry. The Ukrainian Minister of Defence does not support the draft law No. 9103 on same-sex “partnerships”. Oleksiy Reznikov stated that the bill is contrary to the Constitution. The Ministry of Defence also expressed dissatisfaction with Article (…)
, by SEMCHUK Kateryna
War has brought new difficulties for trans people, from accessing medication to changing their legal gender
“I felt like the whole world was trying to break me once more, like it was against me again,” says Polina Skvortsova, about the moment Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine (…)
, 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 Olena, 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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