Ultra-right activists in Ukraine have attempted to derail a European lesbian conference in the capital of Kiev and scuffled with security guards.
Several dozen people from extreme-right groups picketed the hotel hosting the conference, which opened Thursday. Some tried to break through security cordons at the hotel entrance and used tear gas on the guards.
The assailants held placards with phrases such as «We are against gays» and «Go back to hell, sodomites».
One activist, Margarita Korotkikh, said their goal was «to put pressure on the government and explain that heterosexuals are against LGBTQ propaganda».
