Tag: War

A queer Ukrainian soldier fighting off the Russian invasion is calling for the urgent legalisation of same-sex partnerships in Ukraine. Anna “Kajhan” Zyablikova, a soldier serving in the 47th Brigade of Ukraine’s armed forces, believes that legalising partnerships between same-sex couples is a simple move that would positively impact LGBTQ...

A group of LGBTQ+ climbers have conquered Vladimir Putin Peak while planting both a rainbow flag and a Ukraine flag to protest against Putin's anti-LGBTQ+ and pro-war regime. The recent protest by the group known as 'Gay Climbers' follows two other Russian climbers' protest in response to the outbreak of...

A Russian LGBTQ+ rights group has fled the nation they call home after police raids, censorship and fears that Putin's disastrous invasion of Ukraine will be blamed on the rainbow community when the invasion is inevitably defeated.  Aleksandr Voronov, the CEO of the St. Petersburg-based LGBTQ+ group Coming Out, said he...

With Putin's Military raging war across Ukraine, LGBTQ+ organization KyivPride urges rainbow communities and their governments worldwide to rally behind them and stop the war in Ukraine. While Russia's sudden invasion of Ukraine has been met with widespread condemnation from leaders across the world, many are calling for more to...