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.

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

Headshots of Vladimir Putin and JK Rowling

World

Vladimir Putin decries ‘cancelling’ of JK Rowling in ‘book burning’ rant

Mar 25 2022
1 min read

Brittney Griner, a basketball player, wears a red Team USA jersey to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Sport

WNBA’s Brittney Griner is in ‘good condition’ US officials say

Mar 24 2022
1 min read

Biden to reportedly expedite resettlement of LGBT+ Ukrainians

Joe Biden ‘to announce fast-track scheme for LGBT+ Ukrainians’ after being urged to do more

Mar 23 2022
1 min read

Gay club named Kremlin refuses to ditch name amid war in Ukraine

Mar 19 2022
2 min read

Celebrity

Cher, pop music legend, attends the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Opening gala wearing a black and white top hat with a black and white sparkly top

Cher offers to take Ukrainian refugees into her home – and pleads with others to ‘step up’

Mar 18 2022
2 min read

World

‘Brave and courageous’ Ukrainian LGBT+ activist killed by Russian bombs. She was just 21

Mar 18 2022
2 min read

World

Gay rights activists march in Russia's second city of St. Petersburg May 1, 2013.

LGBT+ Russians live in fear of Putin’s next deadly move – but fleeing isn’t so easy

Mar 17 2022
4 min read

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Celebrity

Judge Rinder hugging the grandmother of Oksana Platero

Judge Rinder finds Ukrainian Strictly partner’s elderly relatives after they fled to Poland

Mar 17 2022
2 min read

World

Demonstrators walk on the streets in support of the LGBTQ community under the slogan 'Side by Side to Protect Equality' during the Equality March, Kyiv.

Ukraine’s LGBT+ leaders say fleeing isn’t an option: ‘We have to save our country’

Mar 17 2022
5 min read

World

Kyiv's mayor Vitali Klitschko (C) walks in front of a destroyed apartment building, in Kyiv on March 14, 2022.

LGBT+ Ukrainians fear ‘extermination and concentration camps’ under Russian rule, activist says

Mar 15 2022
4 min read

World

Yuriy (L) and Nazar (R) have made Paris their new home since they left Ukraine.

Gay Ukrainian couple on holiday when Russia invaded fear they’ll never see their loved ones again

Mar 11 2022
6 min read

Judge Rinder and Strictly Come Dancing partner Oksana Platero

World

Judge Rinder travelling to Ukrainian border to help Strictly dance partner’s family

Mar 10 2022
1 min read

A protester waves a Ukrainian flag during a protest in Krakow, Poland.

World

Brave Polish activists helping LGBT+ Ukrainians flee Putin’s cruel, unjust and barbaric war

Mar 09 2022
6 min read

Protester hold a 'gay clown' poster of Russian President Vladimir Putin during the demonstration of LGBT Associations, in front of the Russian Embassy in Rome. The picture has been shared since the invasion of Ukraine

World

Gay Russian man ‘ashamed’ of his country says Putin ‘disconnected from reality’

Mar 09 2022
4 min read

Religion

Head of Russian Orthodox Church blames Ukraine war on ‘sinful’ Pride parades

Mar 08 2022
3 min read

Music

Dolly Parton calls for ‘peace’ and makes touching dedication to Ukraine at ACM awards

Mar 08 2022
2 min read

Gay dating app Romeo asks users to help Ukrainians and is blown away by offers

World

Gay dating app becomes lifeline for Ukrainians as users offer shelter to refugees

Mar 07 2022
2 min read

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A man showing a picture of Vladimir Putin during a protest supporting LGBT+ people in Chechnya

World

Bulgaria’s top broadcasters hacked to air illegal Vladimir Putin ‘gay clown’ meme

Mar 07 2022
2 min read

Kristen Stewart speaks onstage during the 2022 Film Independent Spirit Awards on 6 March, 2022

Kristen Stewart and Megan Mullally tell Vladimir Putin to ‘f**k off and go home’

Mar 07 2022
1 min read

Ukrainian Eurovision winner recounts 'terrifying' ordeal after fleeing from her country

World

Ukrainian Eurovision winner recounts ‘terrifying’ ordeal after fleeing Kyiv with her young children

Mar 04 2022
2 min read

Europe

Defiant Ukrainian teen ‘optimistic’ for the future: ‘It’s horrible, but we will make it’

Mar 04 2022
4 min read

An activist from Amnesty International wears a mask depicting Britain's Home Secretary Priti Patel

Tories urged to show LGBT+ Ukrainians ‘kindness’ by scrapping degrading borders bill

Mar 03 2022
5 min read

Women from Africa arrive at the Polish borde

Europe

Queer Africans fleeing Ukraine face ‘grave danger’ even after reaching ‘so-called safe countries’

Mar 03 2022
3 min read