Lawmakers in Ukraine on Thursday unanimously approved a media regulation bill that will ban hate speech and incitement based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
Olena Shevchenko, chair of Insight, a Ukrainian LGBTQ and intersex rights group, told the Washington Blade, “It’s a big step for Ukraine, to start adoption of our legislation to European values. We hope our government will recognize LGBTQI people as equal as soon as possible.”
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in 2021 pledged Ukraine would continue to fight discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity after he met with President Joe Biden at the White House.
Russia on Feb. 24, 2022, launched its war against Ukraine. Zelenskyy less than six months later said he supports a civil partnerships law for same-sex couples.
Ukraine in 2015 banned employment discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
Members of the Ukrainian parliament granted equal rights to gay workers on November 12. The adopted legislation was a requirement from Brussels if Ukraine wanted visa-free travel. As a result of the vote, Ukraine's labor code will be amended to include sexual orientation and gender identity as grounds on which discrimination in the workplace is prohibited.
The European Union had set the inclusion of an anti-discriminatory provision for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex people as a prerequisite for visa-free travel.
Ukraine Turns The Tide For LGBTQ+ Rights Among Eastern European Countries
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