Russia Ukraine war

Latest LGBT+ news coverage on the Russia Ukraine war and how the Russian invasion is impacting lesbian, gay, bi and trans people in Ukraine.

Europe

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Lesbian couple recalls heart-stopping moment they knew they had to flee Ukraine: ‘It happened so fast’

Dec 01 2022
6 min read

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News

Collage of Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak in front of No 10

Prime minister Liz Truss, Joe Lycett and 3 other essential things you need to know this week

Sep 05 2022
4 min read

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An image of a family fleeing violence in Ukraine. The family are silhouetted in the colours of the Ukrainian flag.

Europe

Ukraine should be celebrating independence. Instead, its people are fighting to survive

Aug 24 2022
3 min read

England celebrates winning after the UEFA Women's European Championship match between England and Germany.

News

England Lionesses’ historic win, monkeypox deaths and Ukraine: 5 essential things you need to know

Aug 01 2022
4 min read

Eurovision winners Kalush Orchestra pose onstage with their trophy and Ukraine's flags

Music

UK to host Eurovision Song Contest in 2023 on behalf of Ukraine

Jul 25 2022
1 min read

Rishi Sunak (L) and Liz Truss will battle it out to be the next prime minister.

News

Monkeypox, trans athletes and the Tory leadership race: 5 things you need to know this week

Jul 25 2022
4 min read

Two men sitting on a bunk bed in an LGBTQ+ shelter in Ukraine.

News

How LGBTQ+ shelters are helping queer Ukrainians survive the war: ‘It’s a safe space’

Jul 21 2022
4 min read

Billy Herrington and the statue of Catherine the Great in Odessa, Ukraine

Europe

Ukraine’s Zelensky to consider replacing Russian empress statue with monument to gay porn star

Jul 13 2022
1 min read

News

People walk through Oslo holding Pride flags

Oslo shooting, abortion bans and Pride Month comes to an end: 5 things you should know this week

Jun 27 2022
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World

Ukraine queer couple fighting Putin

Queer Ukrainian couple join front line to fight Putin with LGBTQ+ unicorn sewn into uniforms

Jun 07 2022
2 min read

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Sport

Brittney Griner wears a red basketball jersey with 'USA' and '15' written in white with blue panelling on the sides as she runs down a basketball court. Griner has her hair styled in locks and has multiple tattoos on both arms

Brittney Griner is getting ‘written communication’ from loved ones while detained in Russia

Jun 05 2022
4 min read

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Europe

A Ukrainian person holds a sign reading "Ukraine" at a protest outside Downing Street against the recent invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022 in London, England.

100 days of war: LGBTQ+ Ukrainians on their new reality and why help is needed now more than ever

Jun 03 2022
8 min read

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Sport

WNBA Brittney Griner in Russia

US basketball star Brittney Griner still locked up in Russian prison after more than 100 days

May 30 2022
3 min read

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News

Eurovision winners Kalush Orchestra pose onstage with their trophy and Ukraine's flags

Monkeypox, Ukraine and Pride: 5 essential things you need to know this week

May 30 2022
4 min read

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Europe

Ukraine's Kalush Orchestra pose with their Eurovision trophy

Eurovision winners Kalush Orchestra sell trophy to buy drones for Ukraine’s military

May 30 2022
1 min read

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News

The stages of monkeypox

Monkeypox, Jake Daniels and Ellen DeGeneres: 5 essential things you need to know about this week

May 23 2022
4 min read

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News

Bitter Russian journalist suggests blowing up Eurovision after Ukraine victory

May 16 2022
1 min read

Eurovision winners Kalush Orchestra pose onstage with their trophy and Ukraine's flags

World

5 essential things you need to know this week: Eurovision, LGBTQ+ refugees and Buffalo shooting

May 16 2022
4 min read

Ukraine queer couple fighting Putin

World

Queer Ukrainian couple fighting side-by-side say they’re ready to die defending home from Putin

May 10 2022
8 min read

Marchers hold up signs during a Mother's Day rally in support of Abortion rights at the U.S. Supreme Court.

World

5 essential things you need to know this week: Ukraine, Roe v Wade, Eurovision and more

May 09 2022
3 min read

People hold banners and shout slogans during a demonstration in support of Mariupol defenders on May 3.

World

Trans Ukrainians being forced back into closet as cruel despot Putin’s bloodthirsty war rages on

May 06 2022
6 min read

Tom Prior and Oleg Zagorodnii in Firebird

Film

Firebird star Tom Prior on the war in Ukraine, forbidden queer love and sex scenes

Apr 22 2022
8 min read

Refugees from Ukraine wait for the bus after they crossed the Ukrainian-Polish border at the border crossing in Medyka, southeastern Poland on April 8, 2022.

UK

LGBT+ refugees face homophobia and transphobia in the asylum system. This charity is trying to end that

Apr 13 2022
5 min read

Queer library

World

Polish LGBT+ library helps queer Ukrainians safely navigate notorious ‘LGBT-free zones’

Apr 11 2022
3 min read

Europe

Life-saving HIV drugs arrive in Ukraine as war threatens to turn clock back on epidemic

Apr 08 2022
1 min read

A heavily damaged hospital in Volnovakha, one of the cities most affected by the war

News

Ukrainian trans people struggling to access vital healthcare: ‘We need medication and hormones’

Apr 06 2022
1 min read

Graves with bodies of civilians next to apartments blocks in the recaptured by the Ukrainian army Bucha city near Kyiv, Ukraine, 04 April 2022.

Activism

Ukraine’s LGBT+ community needs our support now more than ever. Here’s how you can help save lives

Apr 06 2022
5 min read

A view of devastation in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol under the control of Russian military and pro-Russian separatists, on April 4, 2022.

News

5 things to know for this week: Conversion therapy row heats up and horror in Ukraine

Apr 04 2022
4 min read