The Ukraine War Is Transforming the LGBTQ+ Rights Landscape in Europe
A narrative is emerging that frames the war as a battle for LGBTQ+ rights against a backward and intolerant Russia -- and Europe is listening.
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A narrative is emerging that frames the war as a battle for LGBTQ+ rights against a backward and intolerant Russia -- and Europe is listening.
For Ukrainian LGBTQ+ rights activists, a Russian victory is an existential threat to both the sovereignty of Ukraine and the rights of LGBTQ+ people.
While it is tempting to view the war in Ukraine as a metaphor for some larger struggle between a tolerant West and an intolerant East, the reality is inevitably far more complex.