It’s been seven months since Russia invaded Ukraine, which has had global repercussions. However, an often-overlooked area of this tragic situation is the threat this invasion imposes upon LGBTQ+ Ukrainians.
In this episode, we’re taking a look at LGBTQ+ rights in Ukraine and the unique impacts the Russian invasion has had on LGBTQ+ Ukrainians.
Additional Resources:
- State-sponsored Homophobia: A World Survey of Laws Prohibiting Same-Sex Activity Between Consenting Adults
- Justice Ministry: No Legal Grounds in Ukraine Currently for Same-Sex Marriage
- Ukraine Simplifies Legal Process For Gender Transition
- Ukraine Allowed Homosexuals to Donate Blood
- The Ban on Gay Blood Donations
- In a Historic Step, Ukraine Passes Legal Protections for Nation’s LGBT Citizens
- A Victim of the Anti-Gay Purge in Chechnya Speaks Out: 'The Truth Exists'
- Russia: New Anti-Gay Crackdown in Chechnya
- Russia’s “Gay Propaganda” Law Imperils LGBT Youth
- Russia Plans to Target Dissidents in Ukraine to be Killed or Sent to Camps, U.S. Says
- Ukrainian LGBTQ Soldiers Fight Against “Darkness” of Russian Invasion
- HRC: Crisis in Ukraine
- LGBTI People Affected by the War in Ukraine Need Protection
- Ukraine's 'Unicorn' LGBTQ Soldiers Head for War
- Ukraine to Consider Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage Amid War
- Ukraine will Consider Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage After Petition Garners 28,000 Signatures
- Sphere/Kharkiv Pride
- Kyiv Pride
- LGBTI Human Rights Nash Mir Centre
- Insight LGBTQ
- Gender Z
- Rainbow Railroad
- OutRight Action International