Pavlo Lagoyda is an openly gay man and a Ukrainian soldier now fighting in the war against Russia. He gives us a fascinating insight into the day to day life of an openly gay soldier, and how much less scary and dangerous life for the LBGTQ+ community has become in such a short period of time.
Sunday, June 30, 2024
War on Two Fronts: Openly Gay Soldiers Fight for Their Country and Against Homophobia
Oct 8, 2022 | A petition to legalize same sex marriage in Ukraine gathered more that 25k signatures in only 6 days, showing the huge strides Ukrainian society has made to combat homophobia. Meanwhile, Russian Progandists routinely use homophobic rhetoric to justify the war.
Pavlo Lagoyda is an openly gay man and a Ukrainian soldier now fighting in the war against Russia. He gives us a fascinating insight into the day to day life of an openly gay soldier, and how much less scary and dangerous life for the LBGTQ+ community has become in such a short period of time.
Pavlo Lagoyda is an openly gay man and a Ukrainian soldier now fighting in the war against Russia. He gives us a fascinating insight into the day to day life of an openly gay soldier, and how much less scary and dangerous life for the LBGTQ+ community has become in such a short period of time.
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