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

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