Kyiv Pride urges supporters to defend country
													
																									Salekh Magamadov and Ismail Isaev fled anti-LGBTQ+ crackdown
													
																									“‘Radical’ describes religious zealots who insist that their superstitions are more applicable to medical conditions than medical science”
													
																									Part of the political pressure to further restrict LGBTQ+ equality stems from anti-LGBTQ+ remarks made by Russian President Vladimir Putin
													
																									Russian president made comment in Sochi speech
													
																									The attacks were led by Pro-Putin nationalists and hooligans encouraged by members of the Georgian Orthodox Church
													
																									Geneva summit between two presidents took place on June 16
													
																									Geneva summit took place amid ongoing Chechnya crackdown
													
																									'Peter’s journey over the past half-century highlights the advances in the gay liberation movement. That gives me hope for the future.'
													
																									Series of constitutional amendments signed into law on Monday