By Tricia Boucher
Ukraine’s LGBTQ soldiers hope their service will change hearts and minds
A good number of the Ukrainian military personnel recruited since the 2014 invasion by Russia are LGBT persons.� Many have hopes that their service will alleviate some of the discrimination that is normative in Ukrainian society.
Cheers and applause as same-sex marriage bill passes Australian Senate � video
The Australian Senate passed a bill legalizing same sex marriage.� Now to the House of Representatives!
How homophobia feeds Russia�s HIV epidemic
Homophobia in Russia and the denial that HIV exists makes it difficult to get treatment for HIV.� And getting tested requires that you state how you contracted it, and a man who admits to having sex with a man is registered to the police and ministry of Internal Affairs, potentially leading to more discrimination.