Gay community in partenit, ukraine

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people in Ukraine face challenges not experienced by non-LGBTQ individuals. Since the fall of the Soviet Union and Ukraine's independence in , the Ukrainian LGBTQ community has gradually become more visible and more organized politically, holding several LGBTQ events in Kyiv, Odesa, Kharkiv, and Kryvyi Rih. In the s and s.

The situation of LGBTI people in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine is, therefore, complex and requires urgent attention from the international community and human rights defenders.