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Note on reporting May 17 events

Every year until 2020 we used to feature on Country Pages, which can be accessed via the interactive world map, as much information on May 17 events as we could find. We are currently unfortunately not in a capacity to...

joel September 8, 2021

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Ukraine 2021 Country Page

Note on event listing: Due to limited capacity, we are not able to provide a comprehensive overview of the hundreds of events that will take place worldwide. We list on this site the information that was directly sent to us...

joel May 15, 2021

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Ukraine Country Page 2019

From the organisers: "Let us share with you this thrilling information about our first ever pride walk in our city of Zaporizhzhia (Ukraine). Please find photos as well: 100 Meters of Pride: Rainbow Flash Mob Held in Zaporizhzhia On the...

joel May 17, 2019

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Ukraine – IDAHOTB 2018 Country Page

From event organisers: "Visible and brave: traditional Rainbow flasmob took place in Zaporizhzhia Zaporizhzhia, a city in south-eastern Ukraine, for the first time in its history held an absolutely open and a widely announced IDAHOT event in front of...

Vicky May 23, 2018

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First public flashmob held in eastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhia

Since this year Ukraine hosts the Eurovision Song Contest many local LGBT groups wanted to raise visibility on local LGBT issues in the Country, including our friends at Gender Z who held their traditional rainbow flashmob to celebrate IDAHOT 2017. However, unlike...

IDAHO May 10, 2017

IDAHOT 2017 country page: Ukraine

Gender Z: 'Celebrate diversity' Rainbow flashmob; May 7 at 4:00 p.m. @ Sobornyi Av. (Maidan Heroiv), Zaporizhia *This year’s Flashmob, unlike previous years, will be for the first time an open event in a central lively place to peacefully protest against stigmatization and...

IDAHO May 4, 2017

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IDAHOT Report 2016: Ukraine

Activity in Ukraine was this year smaller than in past IDAHOT celebrations. Increasing persecution in the last year has forced LGBT groups to be concerned more than ever for the safety of their group and supporters. But despite the threat...

IDAHO May 23, 2016

IDAHOT Reports 2016 NEWS & EVENTS

Ukraine's IDAHOT video is so beautiful it will make you cry

We can only share the mail we got from the organisers, Gender Z. What else can be said? "I am in a WONDERFUL state of mind now! And you know why? Watch Gender Z’s mega-positive video dedicated to May...

Vicky May 17, 2016

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IDAHOT Events 2015: Ukraine

The organisation Gender Z once again held their 'traditional' Rainbow Flashmob in the city of Zaporizhia while 'LIGA' organised events in Mykolaiv. In Kiev, a dozen people held a flash mob and a interview with Olena Shevchenko was aired. [box type="note"...

IDAHO May 14, 2015

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Rainbow Flashmob (Rainbow Balloon Release, from Ukraine)

Over the past five years, rainbow flash balloon releases - or simply "rainbow flashmobs" - have become a core tactic for many groups taking action on IDAHOT, particularly in Eastern Europe. In 2009, for example, 35 of these events were...

IDAHO September 8, 2014

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Hold a Mirror Up to Power

This new protest tactic, first coming out of Ukraine in December 2013, could be a great way for you to hold a mirror up to power, literally. In the final weeks of 2013, Ukrainian police started violently cracking down on...

IDAHO April 5, 2014

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Ukraine Human Rights Commissioner Calls for Action on LGBT Hate Crimes

In a landmark move, the Ukrainian Parliamentary Commissioner for Human Rights, Valeriia Lutkovska, has outlined her support for the creation of hate crime laws to tackle violence and discrimination against LGBT people. Her statements appeared in her office’s annual report...

IDAHO May 17, 2013

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