War veterans join biggest gay pride march in Ukraine 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Agence France-PresseWar veterans in fatigues joined more than 8,000 people marching in Kiev’s Gay Pride parade amid tight security on Sunday, the biggest ever annual celebration of diversity in ex-Soviet Ukraine. For the first time, several dozen Ukrainian veterans of war with Russia-backed separatists in the east walked in a separate column – some in fatigues. Some 1,000 far-right and Orthodox activists, who were kept away from the marchers, held up anti-gay banners and shouted “Shame!” as the procession began. But homophobia is still commonplace, even though Kiev authorities have allowed gay pride marches to be held, unlike in neighbouring Russia.

Source: Manila Bulletin June 23, 2019 15:11 UTC