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Contents:

• GAY DATG UKRAE
• GAY LIFE UKRAE 2008
• UKRAIAN GAY PORN VIOS
• THIS GAY TEEN ROMANCE FILM IS SENDG FAR-RIGHTERS INTO A RAGG FRENZY
• UKRAE HOSTS BIGGT EVER GAY PRI PARA
• ‘I’M GAY UKRAE AND MY UNTRY SPIS ME’
• UKRAE’S GAY COMBAT VOLUNTEERS ARE READY TO FIGHT FOR THEIR LIV AGAST ANTI-LGBTQ PUT
• A GAY DATG APP IS HELPG TO HOE QUEER PEOPLE FLEEG UKRAE
• LGBTQ REFUGE FLEEG UKRAE FACE DISCRIMATN UNTRI WH ANTI-GAY LAWS
• THE FILM PUT DON’T WANT THE WORLD TO SEE: FIREBIRD, A GAY LOVE STORY ABOUT FIGHTER PILOTS
• LATVIA BE 7TH NATN TO BE LED BY AN OPENLY GAY HEAD OF STATE

GAY DATG UKRAE

From the far reach on the stepp of Eurasia, a Amerin gay uple ridg Ukrae wre about their experience this difficult new natn: “For the gay male tourist, you are tly the land of betiful boys (no attu and no body fascism). Kiev boasts a lively gay dis, sna, a few simple bars, even a nu/gay part of our very own “beach” along the Dnipro river…” Wh slow and reful luck a “Gay Life Ukrae” n quietly be achieved.

(Also see Gay Ukrae story 2012). Brief Overview of Gay Ukrae. Gay Ukrae Internatnal web se.

Sce 1933 the Soviet Unn male homosexualy was illegal and prosecuted by USSR Penal Co. Consensual male homosexual anal terurse was punished by imprisonment of up to three years (Article 122 of the Penal Co of the Ukraian Soviet Socialist Republic).

GAY LIFE UKRAE 2008

Although Soviet legislatn has moved the gay populatn to the edge of social life, gay men had several advantag those years (excludg the Stal perd of Soviet history of urse). First of all they were visible for the rt of populatn bee Soviet propaganda never spoke about any gay issu. Homosexualy as a human behavr didn’t officially exist the former Soviet Unn.

Most Soviet gay men and lbians felt safer stayg unrground wh their experienc as now.

Bee the Soviet people didn’t know anythg about gay sex was not hard to fd one night stands wh straight partners.

UKRAIAN GAY PORN VIOS

The years of Gorbachev’s pertroika allowed some gay liberatn movement. Beg on the wave of general mocratic mov the Soviet society gay liberatn gave polil birth to such well-known and disputable lears as Roman Kal or Valeria Debryanskaya. Unfortunately Soviet gay people have lost this unique chance to w equaly and teem.

THIS GAY TEEN ROMANCE FILM IS SENDG FAR-RIGHTERS INTO A RAGG FRENZY

However the Ukrae was the first among the former Soviet republics to repeal crimal rponsibily for non-vlent male homosexual terurse between adults.

UKRAE HOSTS BIGGT EVER GAY PRI PARA

So this year we anticipate celebratg a full sce the Repeal of crimal prosecutn for nsensual homosexual terurse between adult men our untry. Many gay and straight Ukraians were supervised listeng to the rad return about new Parliament cree that eveng. Article 122 henceforward provid punishment only for homosexual ntacts that volve vlence.

That opened new perd of the gay rights the Ukrae.

‘I’M GAY UKRAE AND MY UNTRY SPIS ME’

However the hop of Ukraian gay men for better life and social acceptance were absolutely va.

The gay men as well as M. Ukraian gay muny was prepared neher for such kd of polil propaganda nor for mocratic stggle for own rights. Frh tablished gay liberatn groups such as Lilia Taranenko’s “Hanymed” Kiev or Oxana Bocharnikova’s Foundatn Kharkov (aka “Pk Panther Group”) haven’t ga any thory among gay populatn bee of s fear to be exposed.

Yet that anizatn’s Statute barely mentned gay men and lbians and emphasized the problem of AIDS.

UKRAE’S GAY COMBAT VOLUNTEERS ARE READY TO FIGHT FOR THEIR LIV AGAST ANTI-LGBTQ PUT

This was typil of the gay liberatn Ukrae. The only ntext which Ukraian thori allowed homosexuals to be mentned was the ntext of the AIDS epimic problem. Associatn of gays, lbians and bisexuals of Nila “Liga” was registered December 1996 but unr the prsure of thori has to stop wh activy.

The typil feature of gay activism Ukrae the years (after disillnment mass gay liberatn anizatns such as Associatn”Hanymed” or Bocharnikova’s Foundatn) was the appearance of numero impostors posg as the lears of Ukraian gay movement. Realizg for sure that no gay movement will be possible Kuchma’s Ukrae, they noticed that there are many philanthropic stutns Wtern untri willg to support gay liberatn procs FSU.

A GAY DATG APP IS HELPG TO HOE QUEER PEOPLE FLEEG UKRAE

They send numero reprentativ to the ternatnal gay nferenc, Gay Gam, etc. The world gay muny greets them wh cheers avoidg the obv tth: the only te tentn of the impostors is to e faster to Wtern money. They are absolutely unknown to gay people of their own untry.

For now the Ukraian gay movement has to be unrground and if you ever hear about gay anizatns this untry or such actns like CSD-celebratns or Gay Pri paras, be sure that people who report them are tellg the tth: they ually do wh aim to obta the money tend for “Ukraian gay liberatn”. Interview wh Amerin gay uple ridg Kiev, Ukrae.

Globalgayz: What suggtns for readg about gay Ukrae do you have?

LGBTQ REFUGE FLEEG UKRAE FACE DISCRIMATN UNTRI WH ANTI-GAY LAWS

GG: What advice so you offer to gay foreigner’s visg Ukrae”. There are some wonrful s to see (Church, non-touristy post-Soviet ways of livg), a young and non-attu gay scene, and most importantly, warm and genuely iendly, non-cynil people.

As long as one don’t try to impose any PC attus about what gay life here should be or how “gay” dividuals should live (not be married, apolil, etc) you will be fe. Please, no cultural imperialism on what is the proper way to be “gay”. Someone you pick up or meet at a tra statn or sleazy bar at 2 AM may not be the bt reprentative of the gay muny or untry here.

I would also tone down any outward PDA, gay buttons etc.

THE FILM PUT DON’T WANT THE WORLD TO SEE: FIREBIRD, A GAY LOVE STORY ABOUT FIGHTER PILOTS

By all means vis the gay dis, bar, gay/nu part of our “beach” at Hydropark along the Dnipro River. Any fashnable bar, fe, club will get a small gay scene late at night.

GG: What are the”factns” that seem to be petn gay Kiev (as mentned the over view quoted above)? Couple: Basilly, the olr, over 30 more ‘Soviet’ crowd are so different om the younger, empowered, 20-somethg guys many of whom intify as gay the Wtern mol.

On the other hand, the kd of guys you’d like to meet probably aren’t hangg out at a gay bar the early hours (or they uld, though).

LATVIA BE 7TH NATN TO BE LED BY AN OPENLY GAY HEAD OF STATE

Any cultural type events which are popular here would naturally attract a number of gay fellows (the Spartak opera pecially). GG: How are gays treated by the public general?