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First Pride in Kharkiv, Ukraine Must Go On<\/b>
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Post submitted by HRC Global Senior Manager Taylor N. T. Brown<\/em><\/p>\n

The LGBTQ community in Kharkiv, Ukraine\u2019s second largest city, is holding its first Pride. Organizers are hosting a series of events that will culminate in a Pride march on Sunday, September 15. HRC is proud to support this Pride, including Women\u2019s Sphere Association, through its 2019 Partnerships in Pride<\/a>, as well as LGBTQ advocates in Ukraine through its Partnerships in Innovative Advocacy<\/a> programs.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In recent weeks, Kharkiv Mayor Gennady Kernes has taken dramatic steps to restrict Pride activities in the city. He promoted a petition to the city council to ban Pride in Kharkiv, which is located near the still factious eastern region on the Russian border, and on September 2, released a statement <\/a>that he would appeal in court to block Kharkiv Pride from taking place.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In an effort to save Kharkiv Pride, organizers mobilized a domestic and international campaign to draw attention to and block the mayor\u2019s actions. Six hundred participants have already registered, a reflection of the successful and safe Pride celebrations that LGBTQ communities and their allies have organized elsewhere in Ukraine this year, including in the capital Kyiv and port city of Odessa.<\/p>\n

HRC spoke out against Mayor Kernes\u2019 actions, providing support to local organizers and amplifying their demands on social media for the mayor to abandon his efforts to restrict Pride.<\/p>\n

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.@HRC<\/a> is proud to support #KharkivPride<\/a> through its 2019 Partnerships in Pride program.<\/p>\n

We call<\/a> on Kharkiv Mayor @GennadyKernes<\/a> to respect the fundamental rights of LGBTQ people in Ukraine to free speech and assembly. \ufffd\ufffd\ufe0f\u200d\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd t.co\/xIGOjLBrxO<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) September 5, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

HRC also sent a letter<\/a> to the mayor, copied to the Ukrainian Ambassador to the U.S., calling on the mayor and his administration to respect the rights of LGBTQ community members and their allies, withdraw his court appeal and ensure the security of Pride participants.<\/p>\n

The letter noted that these restrictions were in clear violation of the organizers\u2019 rights to freedom of speech and assembly guaranteed in the Constitution of Ukraine. They also violated the Government of Ukraine\u2019s commitment as a member of the Equal Rights Coalition, an international consortium of more than 40 countries and dozens of civil society organizations, to uphold and protect the rights of LGBTQ people.<\/p>\n

On September 9, Sphere Women\u2019s Association and other organizers of Kharkiv Pride met with Kharkiv city officials who informed them that the city council would not support the mayor\u2019s efforts to ban the Kharkiv Pride March and that they would work to ensure the safety of the participants.<\/p>\n

HRC wishes all participants a successful and safe Pride and calls<\/a> on Mayor Kernes, the Kharkiv City Council and all city officials to respect the rights of Pride participants and ensure the security of all Pride events.<\/p>\n

www.hrc.org\/blog\/first-pride-in-kharkiv-ukraine-must-go-on?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss-feed<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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