"You can't protect human rights in Ukraine without a gun now," a Ukrainian fighter says.
    • vitaminka
      52·
      2 years ago

      i mean, yeah, neither of those countries are a bastion of lgbt rights or anything, but imo it’s fair to make an argument that when the country is in a state of war and they have to deal with armed clashes/rebuilding cities/infrastructure/relocating ppl plus a ton of other things are on their mind, lgbt rights would be the last thing they’d be concerned about

      so while it’s wrong to say that the war with russia has halted ukraine’s relentless fight for lgbt rights, imo one could argue that it made improving them rather difficult, regardless of whether the current ukranian government cares about them or not

        • vitaminka
          4·
          2 years ago

          yes, i didn’t say that wasn’t true, what i’m saying is that, if something changes, if the opportunity ever comes to improve things, a state of war is going to impede any progress when there’s potential for change

          • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆
            52·
            2 years ago

            Sure, I completely agree that the war isn’t going to help things. However, the article disingenuously implies that the state of things in Russia regarding lgbt rights is somehow worse than it was in Ukraine before the war. That’s simply not the case. Both Russia and Ukraine are extremely homophobic.

  • pingveno
    144·
    2 years ago

    It reminds me a little of WW2 and returning black soldiers in the South especially. Black soldiers had fought and died to protect their country. Returning veterans had gotten a taste of being treated like heroes (or just basic human beings), but returned to a world of being treated like trash. One theory goes that the civil rights movement of the 50’s was spurred on by the resentment of racist treatment and the reminder of how much better things could be.