Ukrainian LGBTQI+ on occupied territories. Second story

Ahead of World Pride 2023 in Sydney, SBS Russian gathered stories of the Ukrainian LGBTQI+ community members. These are stories of people who were forced to flee the war and the Russian occupation. In the second episode of the series, SBS Russian tells the story of Inna from Luhansk.

An activist in Ukraine's first gay pride demonstration seen through the rainbow flag during the action in Kiev, Ukraine, Saturday, May 25, 2013. Source: AP / Efrem Lukatsky/AP/AAP Image

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SBS Russian would like to thank Quarteera, Berlin-based organization for Russian-speaking LGBTQI+ people. Quarteera hosts its own Russian-language podcast "Queer-talk" detailing life stories of LGBTQI+ people from Ukraine, Belarus and Russia.

SBS Russian would like to remind our listeners that it might be impossible to promptly check the accuracy of information during the war.

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