From a closeted artist in India to a Manhattan-based singer-songwriter, here are our #FollowFriday selections for the week
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Far-Right Protesters Tried to Stop Pride in Kiev, Ukraine. They Failed.
Police in the Ukraine capital of Kiev arrested 56 members of far-right radical groups after they tried to thwart the LGBT Pride parade there on Sunday
This Year’s Kyiv Pride Celebration Is All About LGBTQ Visibility
The theme for this year’s Kyiv Pride celebration is ‘Visibility’ in response to surveys showing that 90% of Ukrainians think LGBTQ people don’t exist
Sunny Bunny, the Ukraine’s Oldest and Biggest Queer Film Festival, Is Ending Saturday
Sunny Bunny is the oldest and biggest LGBTQ-themed cultural event in the Ukraine — here is a selection of some of the films that ran during the festival
Meet the Ukrainian Bisexual Band Fighting for Tolerance, I Love You Both
The new Ukrainian band I Love You Both puts its bisexuality forward in an attempt to destroy stupid stereotypes and fight for acceptance
The Hornet Guide to Gay Kiev
It’s a historic European city that has famous landmarks and architecture, but gay Kiev also has a modest queer scene for visitors and locals to explore
Homophobic Protesters Interrupted the IDAHOT March in Kherson, Ukraine
The city of Kherson, Ukraine celebrated IDAHOT with a small march — but even with the precautions they took, anti-queer protesters still tried to stop it
Our New Crush Is This Ukrainian Judge who Looks Like Ursula from ‘The Little Mermaid’
You can’t help but notice this judge from Ukraine’s striking resemblance to the villain Ursula in Disney’s ‘The Little Mermaid’
Eurovision in Trouble? Top Producers Have Left the World’s Most Campy Song Contest
People are questioning whether Eurovision is in trouble after producers, the event manager and head of security for this year’s song contest have left
It’s Time to Travel: Canada Decriminalizes Anal Sex!
Canada’s cleaning out their old, irrelevant laws — first on the chopping block: Anal sex!
Ukraine Slowly Makes Progress on Trans Rights
In Ukraine, trans people have to be sterilized before applying to change their gender legally — but that may be beginning to change!
Belize Decriminalizes Homosexuality and Other Good News!
Belize just became the latest country — and the first in the Caribbean — to decriminalize homosexuality! That and more in our monthly look at global good news!
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