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Kyiv, Ukraine held a pride parade. It lasted ten minutes. (lemmygrad.ml)
submitted 2 weeks ago by bunbun@lemmygrad.ml to c/comradeship@lemmygrad.ml
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The LGBTQIA+ community came together to celebrate pride month in spite of police brutality, military enlistment office kidnappings, and general homophobic attitudes from the population.

Meanwhile, at the capital's main square gathered the "activists for traditional values". They waved the ultra-nationalist Right Sector and Azov flags, and chanted "To the Ukraine's enemies? Death, Death, Death". They started marching, and later ran towards the location of the pride parade, but by the time they reached it, the participants already have dispersed. Here's the video.

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[-] DankZedong@lemmygrad.ml 66 points 2 weeks ago

Based on what you see on Reddit it was the most heckin awesome protest against Putin and nothing else happened

[-] DankZedong@lemmygrad.ml 46 points 2 weeks ago

It's better than Russia actually because having the freedom for Nazis to intimidate LGBTQ+ people and threaten them with death is the pinnacle of freedom, according to Reddit.

[-] Mzuark@lemmygrad.ml 36 points 2 weeks ago

Now that's what I call information control. You're allowed to know that Kiev is having a wholesome protest, but you're not allowed to know that they were attacked by Ukrainian fascists 10 minutes in. Not Russians, not Hamas, other Ukrainians.

[-] LeniX@lemmygrad.ml 54 points 2 weeks ago

I expected the US to have kept their Nazi dogs on a leash this time around. That way, they could have painted a rosy picture to their domestic libs - "oh, look, how progressive they are over there! They have pride parades ~~and Starbucks~~"

It seems like the Nazis just don't give a fuck sometimes.

[-] Arachno_Stalinist@lemmygrad.ml 9 points 2 weeks ago

Play with fire and you'll get burned, as the saying goes. The US seems to not understand that.

[-] LeniX@lemmygrad.ml 9 points 2 weeks ago

Or maybe their capitalist hegemony is in some deep shit and the only way the empire can hold out trying to uphold it is playing with fire. Simply said - desperation.

[-] REEEEvolution@lemmygrad.ml 50 points 2 weeks ago

A verified Slava Ukraini moment.

[-] Outdoor_Catgirl@hexbear.net 48 points 2 weeks ago

Genuinely a shame that the amerikkkan government is funding this kind of thing

[-] copandballtorture@hexbear.net 31 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah, all I feel is sad for the lgbtq Ukrainians

[-] FuckyWucky@hexbear.net 42 points 2 weeks ago

Only democracy in... former Soviet Union smthn

[-] vaguevoid@lemmygrad.ml 41 points 2 weeks ago

“azov battalion is just a right wing group”

[-] ahriboy@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 2 weeks ago

And still they are.

[-] SpaceDogs@lemmygrad.ml 39 points 2 weeks ago

Yes, but have you considered that Russia is still worse? /s

[-] Mzuark@lemmygrad.ml 36 points 2 weeks ago

I literally called this on another site: Ukraine would try to have a Pride Parade, only to be hate crimed by the Nazis infesting their country.

[-] rostselmasch@lemmygrad.ml 36 points 2 weeks ago

Maybe this pride parade was organised by Putin? /s

[-] muad_dibber@lemmygrad.ml 33 points 2 weeks ago

[-] SpaceDogs@lemmygrad.ml 32 points 2 weeks ago

Funny meme but it also makes me so sad for LGBTQ Ukrainians

[-] KlargDeThaym@lemmygrad.ml 17 points 2 weeks ago

LGBTQ Ukrainians are between a rock and a hard place now. For all the governmental posturing about how progressive it is, very little actual progress has been made, and its being curbed by nazis at every step. Still, the LGBTQ community staunchly supports the current nazi government like a good liberals they are.

[-] shroobinator@lemmygrad.ml 14 points 2 weeks ago

I can't be surprised that they are, all the ones who are actually on the left have probably been purged to avoid being blackballed by the government.

[-] KlargDeThaym@lemmygrad.ml 14 points 2 weeks ago

All the actual left has either fled the country, went underground or died. As any fascist government, Ukrainian one first came for communists.

[-] ksynwa@lemmygrad.ml 33 points 2 weeks ago

You have to be really brave to attend a pride parade in the current climate in Ukraine

[-] anarchoilluminati@hexbear.net 12 points 2 weeks ago

Ah, well, nevertheless.

[-] ksdhf@lemmygrad.ml 10 points 2 weeks ago

Just a photo op.

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