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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
Fighting homophobia on Ukraine’s front lines
Glimpses of Ukraine’s LGBTQ warriors: 8 soldiers, 3 supporters resisting Russia
Ukraine’s LGBTQ community joins fight against Russian invaders
‘Constantly pursued’: Ukraine activists attacked online and in the street
Ukraine police and protesters disrupt trans rights march
Homophobe of the Week: ‘That Guy’
Ukraine: Threats of violence block LGBTI event; police just watch
LGBT rights backers vanish in hostile eastern Ukraine
​On third try, Ukraine passes law against anti-LGBTI bias
Pride Parade in Kiev on May 25, 2013. (Photo courtesy of Human Rights Watch)
Praise for police, organizers of first Kiev Pride Parade
Kiev pride march on May 25, 2013. (Photo courtesy of RFE/RL) Click on the image for video.
Moscow police arrest protesters; Ukraine's protect them
Ukraine lawmakers seek ban on gay pride parades