LGBT Gains in Ukraine Are in Danger
Ukraine just passed some surprisingly progressive LGBT protections — but they might not last longer than a few weeks.
BY NOVEMBER 17, 2015
LGBT rights have long been a contentious issue in the countries of the former Soviet Union, where homosexuality was a crime until the early 1990s. Despite the best efforts of a dedicated minority of LGBT activists and their supporters, lawmakers in Russia are considering a ban on public displays of LGBT identity. In Kyrgyzstan, leaders are considering a law that could send anyone to jail for so-called propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations.
