Kyiv pride 2021 drew some seven thousand people to the centre of Kyiv Sunday, said the event organizers.
The march was billed to raise support for a draft law #548 that aims to address legalization of civil partnerships for LGBT people and LGBT hate crimes.
People carried rainbow flags and chanted ‘Our tradition is our freedom’ and ‘Ukrainian nation! Do away with discrimination!’
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Kyiv downtown also saw another rally Sunday staged by Ukrainian far-right groups to show their opposition to the LGBT event and ‘promote family values’.
A modest crowd of several hundred protesters gathered in Shevchenko University park with signs ‘LGBT harms your health’ and ‘Propaganda of homosexuality is threat to state security’.
The seperated events were marked by heavy police security and reported no violence.