Ukraian policians and foreign diplomats joed thoands marchg a gay pri para Kiev on Sunday, the biggt and most peaceful ever the former Soviet untry.
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UKRAE HOLDS LARGT GAY PRI EVENT TO DATE KIEV
Thoands of people cludg soldiers and diplomats marched peacefully through the Ukraian pal on Sunday an annual gay pri para spe some opposn to an event lled off last year bee of the ronavis panmic. * pride parade ukraine *
Photograph: Attila Kisbenek/AFP Thoands of Hungarians braved srchg heat for the annual Pri march Budapt on Saturday, prottg agast ernment ntrols over public displays by the LGBT mister Viktor Orban’s ernment promot a Christian-nservative agenda and 2021 banned “display and promotn of homosexualy” books and films accsible by unr-18s spe strong cricism om rights groups and the European Unn. "But unfortunately I have to say that beg proud of beg gay is not as accepted Hungary as the Wt. Neher anisers nor the ernment gave a number for the marchers, though wns timated about 10, ads for the Pri para were only allowed to be aired late at night, wh most channels not takg the risk at all, Hungarian news se this week, Hungary's send-largt bookseller received a rerd fe for sellg a book that picts homosexualy whout closed wrappg.
UKRAE HOSTS BIGGT EVER GAY PRI PARA
The lear of the Rsian Orthodox Church said gay pri paras were part of the reason for the war Ukrae. * pride parade ukraine *
Image source, EPAThoands have marched through the Ukraian pal for s annual gay pri event, the largt and most peaceful the untry has seen. Activists say Ukrae had seen major public gas acceptance the last few years and beme a safe haven for LGBTQ people ls tolerant ex-Soviet and neighborg a long time, Yuriy Dvizhon was aaid to e out as a gay man Ukrae.
Several hundred anti-gay rights activists held their own rally a park Kyiv, the AP reported.
Ukrae's Pri para, normally held Kyiv took place njunctn wh Warsaw’s yearly Equaly Para, the largt gay pri event Central Europe, wh Ukraian anizers g as a platform to keep ternatnal attentn foced on their untry’s stggle. * pride parade ukraine *
Homophobia is wispread Ukrae. A survey published Augt by soclogil group “Ratg” said 47% of rponnts had a negative view of the gay muny. But not on s native streets and not as a will stead jo Warsaw's yearly Equaly Para, the largt gay pri event central Europe, g as a platform to keep ternatnal attentn foced on the Ukraian stggle for eedom.
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