Representatives of Ukraine's LGBT+ community joined tens of thousands of participants in the Pride Parade in Warsaw on Saturday, in a joint march marking their mutual solidarity and opposition to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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The march began with a minute's silence for the victims of the nighttime shooting near a gay bar in Oslo, which led to the cancellation of the LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) Pride march. , transgender, queer and others) in the Norwegian capital.
“
Love will prevail, justice will prevail and our fight for equal rights for all and our support for the LGBTQ+ community is unequivocal and will remain so
,” said Norway's Ambassador to Warsaw, Anders H. Eide, at the start of the march.
A tide of rainbow flags of LGBT+ communities flooded the main avenues of Warsaw, dotted this year with the blue and yellow colors of neighboring Ukraine.
"
Today we are marching with Warsaw Pride... We are very grateful to him and to the Polish community for hosting Pride
" in Kiev, Lenny Emson, head of Ukraine's KyivPride, told reporters. , which cannot take place for security reasons.
And to recall: “
War does not discriminate (between people of different sexual orientations, editor’s note).
We all die the same way
”.
"
As the LGBTQI community of Ukraine, we want to remind everyone that if we want LGBTQI rights in Ukraine to survive, the war must end
," added Lenny Emson.
Many Ukrainians have found refuge in Poland in large numbers fleeing the war.
The march in Warsaw is organized under the patronage of the liberal mayor of the Polish capital, Rafal Trzaskowski, and in the presence of the European Commissioner for Equality Helena Dalli.
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His images contrast with the political and legal context in Poland which, according to a recent report by the international NGO ILGA-Europe bringing together more than 600 LGBT + associations from 54 countries in Europe and Asia, is considered the country most closed to minorities. sex within the European Union.
