Tag: Ukraine
I’m gay in Ukraine and my country despises me’
Ukraine ’s crisis is not just military and political, it is social and cultural.
In A Historic Step, Ukraine Passes Legal Protections for Nation’s LGBT Citizens
Today, HRC hailed the passage of significant nondiscrimination legislation in the Ukrainian Parliament that will provide needed workplace protections for LGBT citizens and others throughout the country.
Greater protection for LGBTI citizens as Ukraine finally approves anti-discrimination clause
Sexual orientation and gender identity have been included as protected grounds in the anti-discrimination section of Ukraine’s revised Labour Code.
MEPs welcome Ukraine’s new LGBT anti-discrimination clause
Today, the Ukrainian Parliament (Verkhovna Rada), voted to include provisions in the Labour Code which outlaw discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity at the workplace.
ILGA-Europe: LGBTI people in Ukraine deserve legal protection and social certainty
Amendments to Ukraine’s labour code, which would have protected people from sexual orientation or gender identity discrimination at work, have been rejected by Ukrainian parliamentarians.
Right Sector: LGBT parade in Odesa provocative, may cause riots
Odesa regional unit of the Right Sector organisation says holding the Odesa Pride in the city on August 14-16 is a dangerous provocation against the backdrop of fighting in eastern Ukraine, according to the unit’s top official.