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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Emma Graham-Harrison and Artem Mazhulin in Kyiv

War brings urgency to fight for LGBT rights in Ukraine

Participants in the Equality march, organised by the LGBT community in Kyiv in 2021.
Participants in the Equality march, organised by the LGBT community in Kyiv in 2021. Photograph: Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters

The Ukrainian MP Andrii Kozhemiakin is a wiry, conservative ex-spy who likes to emphasise his Christian faith and large family. He is also an unlikely new recruit in the fight for LGBT rights in Ukraine.

A draft civil union law that would give same-sex partnerships legal status for the first time was introduced this year to Ukraine’s parliament, which is still functioning despite the war.

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