Inside the fight to save queer and trans lives in Ukraine
As the war in Ukraine grinds on, organizations like Munich Kyiv Queer continue to offer life-saving support to queer and trans Ukrainians.
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As the war in Ukraine grinds on, organizations like Munich Kyiv Queer continue to offer life-saving support to queer and trans Ukrainians.
With his war against Ukraine, Russian leader Vladimir Putin is also waging a campaign against LGBTQ people. For him, they represent dangerous "pseudo-values" of the West. Despite the threat, many of them remain in Ukraine, and are fighting back.
Some fear the Russian invasion could see LGBTQI people in Ukraine lose hard-fought gains for their rights — but they're not giving up, and hope the country will be more united on queer rights.
With a rainbow sticker reading "Make Kyiv Queer Again" proudly branded across his rifle, Andrii takes to the front line in the north of the capital each day.Identifying as pansexual — which means he is attracted to all genders — the 26-year-old had no hesitation joining Ukraine's Territorial Defence Forces on day one of Russia's inva