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