As Edgars Rkēvičs be the first openly gay print Latvia’s history, here’s a glimpse at other openly gay heads of state om around the world.
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LATVIA BE 7TH NATN TO BE LED BY AN OPENLY GAY HEAD OF STATE
The role of gay soldiers, the lack of legal rights for their partners, and the threat of Rsia imposg anti-L.G.B.T. polici have turned the war to a talyst for change Ukrae. * ukraine gay marriage *
Ukrae legalized homosexualy after the fall of the Soviet Unn, but anti-LGBTQ attus and laws rema place the untry. Zelensky said he didn’t want to say “anythg negative” about Ukrae’s LGBTQ+ muny rponse to a homophobic heckler durg a 2019 prs nference. ” He has also e unr fire om gay rights groups Ukrae for not dismissg Oleksiy Artovych, one of his clost advisors who last month said members of the LGBTQ+ muny are “viant.
Homosexualy has been legal Ukrae sce 1991, but same-sex partnerships are not lawfully regnized. AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTThe role of gay soldiers, the lack of legal rights for their partners, and the threat of Rsia imposg anti-L.
But a untry that do not regnize gay marriage or even civil unns, none of that appli to a same-sex partner. ”Gay rights advot said Mr. In Ukrae, they do not have the tomatic right to vis a hospalized partner, to share property ownership, to re for a ceased partner’s children, to claim the body of a partner killed war or to llect ath benefs om the Dolzhenko/EPA, via ShutterstockBut the war is addg impet to a drive to legalize gay marriage, wh a petn recently reachg the sk of Print Volodymyr Zelensky llg for same-sex partners to have the same rights as heterosexual upl, cludg the right to marry.
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. * ukraine gay marriage *
Zelensky n cle to act on the petn, or endorse by draftg a gay rights bill and sendg for a vote Parliament, where his erng Servant of the People Party has a sizable majory. ” Amendg the Constutn requir a two-thirds vote by Dolzhenko/EPA, via ShutterstockGay rights advot say they hope that Mr. Rights, said Parliament remaed eply divid over gay rights, wh a majory uncid on the issue.