Anti-gay groups mount attacks in Ukraine
A rising wave of homophobia is spilling over from neighboring Russia where gay "propaganda" was recently banned
http://www.salon.com/2013/08/31/anti_gay_groups_mount_attacks_in_ukraine_partner/
In the past few months, numerous young men, some gay, others not, have been attacked simply for “appearing gay,” says Stas Mischenko, Gay Alliance Ukraine vice president.
Although Ukraine was the first post-Soviet country to decriminalize homosexuality following independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, experts say the mounting attacks are partly explained by the continuing widespread intolerance of sexual minorities, who are often subjected to stereotyping and stigmatizing.
“We see these attitudes from the general public on up to police, prosecutors and government officials,” says Heather McGill of Amnesty International.
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