Representatives of Ukraine’s LGBT + community joined tens of thousands of protesters in Warsaw on Saturday in a joint march marking their mutual solidarity and opposition to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The march began with a minute of silence in memory of the victims of a night shooting near a gay bar in Oslo, which led to the cancellation of the LGBTQ + (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) Pride March. The capital of Norway.
«Love will win, justice will win, և our struggle for equal rights և our support to the LGBTQ + community is unequivocal կմ will remain the same.Norwegian Ambassador to Warsaw Anders Aiden said at the beginning of the march.
A wave of rainbow flags of LGBT + communities flooded the main avenues of Warsaw, which this year are lined with blue-yellow colors of neighboring Ukraine.
«Today we are walking with Warsaw Pride … We are very grateful to the Polish community for hosting Pride.The leader of the Ukrainian KyivPride, Lenny Emson, told reporters that it could not take place due to security reasons.
And to remember.War does not discriminate (between people of different sexual orientations, editor’s note). We all die the same«.
«As the LGBTQI community in Ukraine, we want to remind everyone that if we want LGBTQI rights to exist in Ukraine, the war must end.added Lenny Emson. Many Ukrainians have found refuge in Poland, fleeing the war.
The march in Warsaw is organized under the auspices of the Liberal Mayor of the Polish capital Rafal Trzaszkowski in the presence of EU Commissioner for Equality Helena Dali.
His images contrast with the political and legal context of Poland, which, according to a recent report by ILGA-Europe International, which brings together more than 600 LGBT + associations from 54 countries in Europe and Asia, is the most closed country for minorities. sex inside the European Union.
Source: Le Figaro
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