Ukraine

Viktor Pylypenko, a combat medic and the first openly gay Ukrainian soldier, came out in 2018. (Photo courtesy of the BBC)
Both Russia and homophobia are in the crosshairs of Ukraine’s gay soldiers
Members of the LGBT community marched in Kyiv Pride on Sunday, June 16. (Photo courtesy of EPA-EFE)
Kyiv Pride returns for the first time since Russian invasion
Logo of For Equal Rights
Queer Ukrainian escaped as Russian invaders hunted for her
Berlin Pride 2023. (Photo courtesy of Reuters)
2024 global forecast for LGBTQ+ rights
Initiative for Equality and Non-Discrimination Executive Director Essy Adhiambo. (Courtesy photo)
Global LGBT activists gather for Human Rights Campaign summit in DC
Sarah Ashton-Cirillo (Photo courtesy of the Washington Blade)
Ukraine military has a new transgender spokesperson
Ukrainian troops (Photo courtesy of LGBTQ Nation)
Russia fears gay ‘super-soldiers’ fighting for Ukraine
Blacks in Europe: ‘The fight against HIV must not be thought of without us’
A warm welcome greets LGBT+ Ukrainians at Pride march in the U.K.
Ukrainian military medic Ivan Honzyk's most popular post on Instagram. (Photo courtesy of Ivan Honzyk via NBC News)
Latest from Ukraine: Russian homophobia loses appeal as war rages; 13 more stories
One of many Taliban patrols in Kabul, Afghanistan, which seek out LGBTQ Afghans and other people who are out of favor with the regime. (Photo courtesy of EPA and The Guardian)
Rainbow Railroad seeks governments’ support in aiding LGBTQ refugees
Chechnya’s top homophobe urges anti-LGBT Arabs to fight in Ukraine
2022 in worldwide LGBT rights progress – Part 5: Europe
Ukraine passes bill prohibiting anti-gay hate speech in media
Putin and Kadyrov: Two homophobes go after Ukraine
Ukraine awaits Zelensky decision on same-sex marriage