Ukraine passes bill banning LGBTQ+ hate speech in media

Paul McCartney – Glastonbury Festival 2022 (Day4), Worthy Farm, Pilton, 2022-06-25 – Demonstrations and protests related to 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine in the United Kingdom
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Ukrainian lawmakers recently passed a bill that would ban hate speech and incitement based on sexual orientation and gender identity. The media regulation bill was unanimously approved on December 15.

“It’s a big step for Ukraine, to start adoption of our legislation to European values,” Olena Shevchenko, chair of Ukrainian LGBTQ and intersex rights group Insight, told The Washington Blade. “We hope our government will recognize LGBTQI people as equal as soon as possible.”

In August, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky indicated his support for same-sex civil partnerships and potentially same-sex marriage.

“All people are free and equal in their dignity and rights,” Zelensky said at the time. His comments came in response to an official petition to his office regarding…

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