Gay community in obukhiv, ukraine

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people in Ukraine face challenges not experienced by non-LGBTQ individuals. Since the fall of the Soviet Union and Ukraine's independence in , the Ukrainian LGBTQ community has gradually become more visible and more organized politically, holding several LGBTQ events in Kyiv, Odesa, Kharkiv, and Kryvyi Rih. In the s and s.

The first day of the war, when Russian shells hit Kyiv before sunrise, residents of the complex gathered in the courtyard. Then the men went to sign up for Territorial Defense, and the women set up a bomb shelter and first-aid center in the basement. Then fear verging on despair started getting to them.

The situation of LGBTI people in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine is, therefore, complex and requires urgent attention from the international community and human rights defenders.

Homosexuality was condemned during Soviet times and prohibited by the Criminal Code of the USSR. Although Ukraine was the first country of the former Soviet Union to decriminalize homosexuality in , the stigma surrounding LGBTI people is largely due to the lack of human rights awareness and education. In fact, homosexuals are one of the most stigmatized groups in Ukraine.

Since the fall of the Soviet Union and Ukraine's independence in , the Ukrainian LGBTQ community has gradually become more visible and more organized politically, holding several LGBTQ events in Kyiv, Odesa, Kharkiv, and Kryvyi Rih.

After coming out at the age of 15, he was supported by friends, his parents and two brothers, one of whom now serves in the same unit. Abrashyn enlisted in the Ukrainian armed forces in April Since then, he's hardly faced any prejudice or discrimination.

This publication presents information that reflects the social, legal and political situation of the LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) people in Ukraine in

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