KIEV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s LGBT community and civil rights activists overcame a flurry of violent attacks with smoke bombs and stones to carry out the country’s second-ever “Equality March” in Kiev on Saturday.
At least 10 participants were reportedly wounded, along with five police officers, including one seriously.
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To get to Saturday’s march, participants had to have someone vouch for their character before being told the secret location of a parade that would last for less than an hour along a typically quiet 300-meter stretch on a promenade in a …read more
Source: Mashable
