Russia tested the West by attacking Ukrainian LGBTQ people first. Europe & America looked away.

Europe is preparing for war. The war between Ukraine and Russia goes beyond its borders. It is a war between democracy and authoritarianism.

The future of the Trans-Atlantic world order is about to be decided in the coming days and weeks in Ukraine. And the struggle for LGBTQ rights has been an inherent part of this war since its very beginning.

During the pro-European EuroMaidan protests in Kyiv in 2014, billboards appeared linking the EU with “gay propaganda.” Later, it was discovered that these billboards were sponsored by Russia.

When Russia invaded Ukraine for the first time in 2014, after the EuroMaidan revolution, the situation for LGBTQ persons became horrible. The draconian anti-LGBTQ laws of Russia were introduced after the occupation of Crimea, Donbas and Luhansk.

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Anyone surprised? Anyone?!