Former boxing champion and Kiev mayor Vitaly Klitschko has called for tolerance ahead of this weekend’s LGBT equality march in the city and said security is the “top issue” for authorities.
Kiev Pride is set to take place on Sunday morning in central Kiev and, despite the diverse makeup of the city, annual attempts to organise mass LGBT events have sometimes ended in violence.
Conservative Kievans have collected nearly 15,000 signatures on a petition on the city council’s website that asks authorities to reverse their decision to allow Kiev Pride to go ahead. Meanwhile, officials have vowed to protect LGBT activists …read more
Source: Newsweek
