A group of neo-Nazis attacked a gay bar in Ukraine on Tuesday night by breaking windows and yelling “white power” and “death to faggots.” Warning: This story has details of a homophobic attack on a gay venue and use of anti-gay slurs and might be distressing to some readers.
For 24 hour crisis support and suicide prevention call Lifeline on 13 11 14. For Australia-wide LGBTQI peer support call QLife on 1800 184 527 or webchat.The attack was captured on closed circuit cameras outside the bar.
The footage that was posted to YouTube by the Kyiv Dispatch showed about 20 men in dark clothes trying to enter the HvLv, a gay bar in Ukraine’s capital city Kyiv.