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The LGBTQIA+ community came together to celebrate pride month in spite of police brutality, military enlistment office kidnappings, and general homophobic attitudes from the population.

Meanwhile, at the capital's main square gathered the "activists for traditional values". They waved the ultra-nationalist Right Sector and Azov flags, and chanted "To the Ukraine's enemies? Death, Death, Death". They started marching, and later ran towards the location of the pride parade, but by the time they reached it, the participants already have dispersed. Here's the video.

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[–] [email protected] 67 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Based on what you see on Reddit it was the most heckin awesome protest against Putin and nothing else happened

[–] [email protected] 47 points 4 months ago

It's better than Russia actually because having the freedom for Nazis to intimidate LGBTQ+ people and threaten them with death is the pinnacle of freedom, according to Reddit.

[–] [email protected] 36 points 4 months ago

Now that's what I call information control. You're allowed to know that Kiev is having a wholesome protest, but you're not allowed to know that they were attacked by Ukrainian fascists 10 minutes in. Not Russians, not Hamas, other Ukrainians.

[–] [email protected] 54 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I expected the US to have kept their Nazi dogs on a leash this time around. That way, they could have painted a rosy picture to their domestic libs - "oh, look, how progressive they are over there! They have pride parades ~~and Starbucks~~"

It seems like the Nazis just don't give a fuck sometimes.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Play with fire and you'll get burned, as the saying goes. The US seems to not understand that.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago

Or maybe their capitalist hegemony is in some deep shit and the only way the empire can hold out trying to uphold it is playing with fire. Simply said - desperation.

[–] [email protected] 50 points 4 months ago

A verified Slava Ukraini moment.

[–] [email protected] 48 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Genuinely a shame that the amerikkkan government is funding this kind of thing

[–] [email protected] 31 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, all I feel is sad for the lgbtq Ukrainians

[–] [email protected] 42 points 4 months ago

Only democracy in... former Soviet Union smthn

[–] [email protected] 41 points 4 months ago (1 children)

“azov battalion is just a right wing group”

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

And still they are.

[–] [email protected] 39 points 4 months ago

Yes, but have you considered that Russia is still worse? /s

[–] [email protected] 36 points 4 months ago

I literally called this on another site: Ukraine would try to have a Pride Parade, only to be hate crimed by the Nazis infesting their country.

[–] [email protected] 36 points 4 months ago

Maybe this pride parade was organised by Putin? /s

[–] [email protected] 33 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 32 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Funny meme but it also makes me so sad for LGBTQ Ukrainians

[–] [email protected] 17 points 4 months ago (1 children)

LGBTQ Ukrainians are between a rock and a hard place now. For all the governmental posturing about how progressive it is, very little actual progress has been made, and its being curbed by nazis at every step. Still, the LGBTQ community staunchly supports the current nazi government like a good liberals they are.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I can't be surprised that they are, all the ones who are actually on the left have probably been purged to avoid being blackballed by the government.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 months ago

All the actual left has either fled the country, went underground or died. As any fascist government, Ukrainian one first came for communists.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 4 months ago

You have to be really brave to attend a pride parade in the current climate in Ukraine

[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 months ago

Ah, well, nevertheless.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago

Just a photo op.