Thousands gather for Kyiv's largest Pride march since start of full-scale war
Organizers said the march pressed for civil partnerships and hate-crime protections as Ukraine’s LGBTQ+ community sought legal recognition during wartime.
- On Sunday, June 21, around 5,000 participants joined the annual KyivPride march in central Kyiv, marking the largest turnout since Russia's full-scale war began in February 2022.
- Organizers demanded the Ukrainian government recognize civil partnerships for military personnel and civilians, amid the Verkhovna Rada's consideration of a new Civil Code that excludes same-sex unions.
- A 31-year-old soldier with the call sign 'Psikh' said recognizing civil partnerships would allow partners to visit each other in hospitals and share property. "As a service member, it is very important to me that rights and partnerships are, above all, for all of Ukraine," he stated.
- Around 1,000 nationalist counter-protesters rallied nearby, separated by heavy police presence, with participants in the 'March of Tradition' and the 'March to Protect Family, Children, and Ukraine' chanting slogans and stomping on rainbow flags.
- Although a 2024 Kyiv International Institute of Sociology poll found over 70% of Ukrainians support equal rights for LGBTQ+ people, critics argue such efforts conflict with traditional culture, while LGBT rights remain central to Ukraine's European Union accession negotiations.
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Nationalists Hail ‘Ukrainian Supremacy’ during Kyiv Pride Standoff
Around a thousand Ukrainian right-wing nationalist counter-protesters rallied in central Kyiv on Sunday, 21 June, during the overlapping Equality March organized by LGBT advocacy group KyivPride, producing a series of tense moments as the two crowds were separated by a heavy police presence. Video footage circulating on social media showed anti-LGBTQ protesters dressed in black and carrying red-and-black flags associated with the Ukrainian Insur…
LGBTQ Soldiers And Veterans Lead Kyiv Pride March
The Kyiv Independent reports: Some 5,000 people joined the annual Pride March in Kyiv on June 21, marking it the largest turnout since the start of Russia’s full-scale war, according to organizers. The recent march marked the 10th Pride overall and the third since Russia’s full-scale war began in February 2022. “The march united LGBTQ+ people, military, veterans, human rights activists, diplomats, public organizations, and allies and community a…
Ukrainian soldiers march in Kyiv's Pride parade to push for equal rights
Ukrainian soldiers and their partners march in Kyiv's Pride parade for the right to marry and enter into civil partnerships in a traditional country that's trying to modernize as it aligns with Western Europe.
“Our families are part of Ukraine” – KyivPride brings thousands onto Kyiv streets for annual march
A KyivPride march gathered around 5,000 participants in central Kyiv on Sunday, according to organizers, bringing together LGBTQ+ people, military personnel, veterans, human rights defenders, diplomats, civil society groups, and supporters from across Ukraine. The march carried the slogan “Our families are part of Ukraine.” Organizers described it as both a public demonstration and a statement on legal and social recognition of LGBTQ+ people in …
In Kiev, the tenth "Kiev Pride", the anniversary equality march in support of the LGBT community, was attended by about 5,000 participants, including Ukrainian military personnel, human rights defenders, social activists and representatives of foreign diplomatic missions, while in the centre of the Ukrainian capital, opposition to the Pride took place and the police were monitored by reinforced police uniforms.
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