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.

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
Apr 13 2022

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

Queer library

World
Apr 11 2022

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

Europe
Apr 08 2022

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

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

News
Apr 06 2022

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

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
Apr 06 2022

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

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
Apr 04 2022

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

Headshots of Vladimir Putin and JK Rowling

World
Mar 25 2022

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

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

Sport
Mar 24 2022

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

Biden to reportedly expedite resettlement of LGBT+ Ukrainians

US
Mar 23 2022

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

UK
Mar 19 2022

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

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

Celebrity
Mar 18 2022

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

World
Mar 18 2022

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

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

World
Mar 17 2022

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

Judge Rinder hugging the grandmother of Oksana Platero

Celebrity
Mar 17 2022

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