Gay activist beaten by neo-Nazi extremists in Kiev, Ukraine
This week, millions saw this dramatic photo of a gay man beaten by neo-Nazi extremists in Kiev, Ukraine. It’s shocking, but the anti-gay movement doesn’t stop there. As early as this week, Ukraine’s legislature is expected to vote in favor of new laws that will make it illegal to be gay or lesbian in public.
President Viktor Yanukovych is the person with the power to stop the law in its tracks. He’s been trying to forge a “special alliance” with the European Union for years and this Friday an EU delegation focusing on human rights will visit Ukraine to advance the alliance process.
40,000 Europeans have already signed on to tell Yanukovych to block this atrocious law. But that’s just not enough - we need to double that number before the meeting on Friday. If we don’t push him to speak out now, an entire generation will be forced into the shadows.
Will you help us reach 100,000 signers around the world in the next two days? If we hit the goal, All Out will partner with our friends in Ukraine in a dramatic delivery that President Yanukovych cannot ignore:
In two weeks, Euro 2012 (Europe’s football championship) is being hosted by Ukraine. Several large and influential countries have threatened to boycott if Ukraine doesn’t clean up it’s act on human rights. Yet, Yanukovych has stayed silent as anti-gay sentiment grows across Ukraine. This hateful law is moving silently under the radar and is set to pass.
SOURCES:
Daily Mail: Thugs attack head of gay rights group
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2147385/Horrific-moment-thugs-attack-head-gay-rights-group-Ukraine-forced-cancel-parade-hijacked-neo-Nazi-zealots
Kyiv Post: Violence against gays captured for the whole world to see
www.kyivpost.com/news/nation/detail/128231
The Ukrainian Week: A Taste of Isolation
www.ukrainianweek.com/Politics/50761
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