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The ‘new Ukraine’ is failing us, LGBT activists say


Gay rights advocate tells Coda Story his community is being ignored by the Ukrainian government as homophobic attacks continueZo­ryan Kis was sit­ting on a bench in the cen­tre of Kiev with his boyfriend on his lap when a group of teenagers came up to them, asked if they were “pa­tri­ots” and doused them in pepper spray.Friends rushed to help but the reaction to their public display of affection was clear – they were not welcome. Related: LGBT festival in Ukraine abandoned after far-right protest Related: Backyard missiles and meth: Ukraine, before the revolution – in pictures … …read more

Source: The Guardian

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