Lion Heart 15,041 Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 Nearly a thousand people with rainbow flags took to the streets, under the protection of several thousand police, in Ukraine's first major gay pride parade in Kiev this Sunday. Western diplomats joined with gay rights activists, some wearing the European Union flags, others in national Ukrainian dress, and this year with support from Ukrainian authorities. Nine streets and one subway station were blocked off, though a few nonviolent antigay activists got through to the parade. Although right-wing groups had threatened attacks, the parade was mostly peaceful. "The road to equality in Ukraine is difficult as well as dangerous," said Bohdan Hloba, an organizer of the parade. "We have been threatened with a 'bloodbath' but every step of this march gives us hope." After a pro-Western government came to power following the 2014 Maidan protests, Ukrainian authorities have been more supportive of the LGBT rights movement, despite the country's widespread lack of support for gay rights. Among those marching was Judith Gough, the United Kingdom's ambassador to Ukraine. A few steps forward (literally!) for #Kyivpride. A big leap forward for equality in Ukraine pic.twitter.com/VxAJsU6lG6— Judith Gough (@JudithGoughFCO) June 12, 2016 Radical ultra-nationalist activists watched the parade from outside the security border, where riot police stood. They shouted "get out" and threw pamphlets that said "Stop LGBT Propaganda," but they were unable to disperse the parade as they had threatened. https://www.yahoo.com/news/ukraine-holds-first-large-scale-lgbt-pride-parade-214429187.html?nhp=1 ▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gagajandro25 6,103 Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 Yay for Ukraine and the Ukrainian LGBTQ community Lady Gaga is a legend and you will deal with it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
weed 79,284 Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 Uslayne!!!!!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poissonche 12,366 Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 Thank you for sharing this information. I needed some positivity to end this dark weekend. Props to you, Ukraine Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-a5np78a6FM Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustinTrudeau 2,419 Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 I may not live there anymore, but from across the ocean, I'm feeling so proud of them! *waves flag* I fell down the stairs once as an actor. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Warhola 12,992 Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 10 minutes ago, Lion Heart said: Nearly a thousand people with rainbow flags took to the streets, under the protection of several thousand police Thought that was just an instance of Yahoo's unprofessionalism but I just googled a couple of videos. It's somewhat bittersweet to see such an astonishingly high ratio of police to people who actually partake in the parade. she's a party girl with a bad habit for drugs Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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