A Russian attack, or possible invasion, would spell disaster for the community LGTBIQ + de Ukraine
As Western countries redouble diplomatic efforts to defuse the crisis, United States and other allies of the NATO intensify military assistance to Ukraine. It is feared that the conflict will spread after Russia deploy tens of thousands of troops to its border with Ukraine in the last days.
Since then, United States has put on alert 8.500 soldiers of their own troops to send them to Ukraine if the war worsens, and the NATO announced that it would send ships and fighter planes to Eastern Europe in preparation for a possible conflict.
This Monday, the Foreign Minister of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba, has declared that war can still be avoided, if the Western allies continue to support his country. «The Russian threat is global, so the response must be global. We constantly repeat to our partners that what is happening in Ukraine is not only a question of the security of our state. It is about the security of the entire Euro-Atlantic area", has declared.
Ukraine is a powder keg
A Russian attack, or possible invasion, would spell disaster for the community LGTBIQ + de Ukraine. Ukrainian activists are concerned about what could happen if the war escalates and if Russia eventually seize additional Ukrainian territories. They fear that progress in human rights LGTBIQ + stop and that, in the event of a Russian invasion, they may see their freedoms curtailed and curtailed.
Many are ready and willing to fight if necessary, they feel a patriotic sense of duty to their country, but they are also painfully aware that the fight for human rights LGTBIQ + could end up in the background.
The Ukrainian army is also not a good place for them. Lenny Emson, director of Kyiv Pride, stated that people LGTBIQ + and Ukrainian society in general are prepared to “take a step forward against aggression” if the need arises. “At this point we are united", He says Emson. "No matter what your gender identity is, what your sexual orientation is, all together, we are taking a step forward".
army of neo-nazis
But despite the patriotism of his words, the Ukrainian army is not a safe place for people either. LGTBIQ +. Since the revolt of Maiden of 2014, the government, the army and the security forces have institutionalized in their ranks former militias and volunteer battalions linked to neo-Nazi ideology.
There are not a few European and North American (also Spanish) neo-Nazi groups and activists who have visited Ukraine in recent years to make contacts or receive paramilitary training. That the Ukrainian government has institutionalized the far-right militias is a danger for people and activists LGTBIQ +.
El Ukrainian LGTBIQ+ movement It has grown a lot in recent years. In the last Pride, 7.000 people demonstrated and there are more than 30 LGTBIQ+ organizations that defend the rights of the group. Yes Russia seizes more territory in Ukraine, it could spell disaster for LGBTIQ+ people.
