On Sunday (September 19), thousands took to the streets to peacefully march in solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community in Ukraine.
The March for Equality, a yearly parade, was called off last year due to the COVID-19 outbreak. On Sunday’s march, it has been reported an estimated 7,000 people participated, Reuters reports.
In 2019, 8,000 supports showed up which has been the March for Equality’s biggest turnout since the launch of the event nearly 10 years ago.
Attendees of the parade displayed Pride banners, slogans and signs that included messages such as “Disability Love Pride” and “Leave No One Behind”, as crowds walked through the central streets of Kyiv. “We’ve grown tired of waiting for change and enduring systematic intimidation,