Ukraine Opposition Surprises Supporters by Denouncing Gay Marriage

[newthinking]

Putin's government should rightly be pelted for it's stance on Gay rights.

But speaking of "getting a pass", how is it that the administration that took over in Kiev is getting a complete pass?
And isn't it a bit ingenious to imply west Ukraine moral superiority in this respect?


Ukraine Opposition Surprises Supporters by Denouncing Gay Marriage

KYIV, Ukraine, March 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --

Leading Ukraine Opposition figure, Arseniy Yatsenyuk, risks disappointing liberal supporters of his All-Ukrainian Union "Fatherland" party, having publicly rejected gay marriage at a recent rally.

Yatsenyuk was confronted by a representative of the Western-Ukrainian Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender community who said to him: "Many people live in love, but not in law. Promise me that if you become president, you will legalize same-sex relationships, and I promise that all gays and lesbians will vote for you."

But Yatsenyuk, who leads "Fatherland" in the absence of jailed leader Yulia Tymoshenko, revealed that he rejects gay marriage because his personal beliefs stand in the way of any political position.

"I can tell you about this separately as a Christian and a Greek Catholic," he said. "I do not support gay marriage."
https://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine-abroad/lgbt-weekly-opposition-leader-surprises-supporters-by-denouncing-gay-marriage-321999.html

Oleksandr Turchynov’ (Opposition Selected Leader of Parliment)
"In August 2007, Turchynov replied to the accusation that his stance on same-sex marriage is typically conservative, "I do not agree. If a man has normal views, then you label him a conservative, but those who use drugs or promote sodomy – you label them a progressive person. All of these are perversions"."
http://www.lgf.org.uk/news/research-2/overview-of-lesbian-and-gay-rights-in-eastern-europe/" target="_blank">Lebian and Gay Foundation


In August 2007, Turchynov replied to the accusation that his stance on same-sex marriage is typically conservative, "I do not agree. If a man has normal views, then you label him a conservative, but those who use drugs or promote sodomy – you label them a progressive person. All of these are perversions".[23]

Need we even mention Svoboda and Right Sector?

[Mass]

1. What liberal supporters? Half of the opposition are neo-nazis.

[Democracyinkind]

2. The Swobodanians are especially fond of teh gay.

But why ruin a perfect hate fest while it lasts? Obviously they are our boys so we better excuse their homophobia while condemning that of their neighbors.

[newthinking]

3. Crickets.........?

[sibelian]

4. ... But.... I thought....

...I thought all the accusations of far-right influence over the glorious revolution was all state-funded propaganda from Russia's state-funded propaganda machine?

[newthinking]

5. Kicking one more time..