{"id":15744,"date":"2020-10-09T07:44:57","date_gmt":"2020-10-09T07:44:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spartacus.gayguide.travel\/blog\/?p=15744"},"modified":"2020-10-20T13:05:52","modified_gmt":"2020-10-20T13:05:52","slug":"kiev-right-wing-extremists-destroy-queer-rainbow-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spartacus.gayguide.travel\/blog\/kiev-right-wing-extremists-destroy-queer-rainbow-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"Kiev: Right-wing extremists destroy queer rainbow campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"

On the occasion of the international coming-out day, a 140-metre high rainbow flag shone over the city. The slogan: “It is good to be different together!” The organisers of KyivPride wanted to set an example against the increasing queer-hatred, especially in Eastern Europe.<\/p>\n

Update, 16:30: In the meantime, the action has been stopped due to protests by right-wing national groups. Further information at the end of the article.<\/p>\n

The Gulliver Mall is one of the tallest buildings in Ukraine. The 35-storey shopping and entertainment centre is so high that it can be seen almost everywhere in the centre of the Ukrainian capital. Every evening from 5 to 11 October, a particularly important message will now be broadcast here throughout Kiev.<\/p>\n

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At five-minute intervals between 6.30 pm and 10 pm the rainbow flag will be projected and the slogan “It’s good to be different together!” will flash across the huge facade. In the background, night-time Kiev and a dark sky: a great – and important – sight. The ones responsible want to defy the growing wave of homophobia that is spreading in Eastern Europe.<\/p>\n

The colourful message is timed to coincide with the International Coming Out Day on 11 October. This day is about visibility and the power of one’s voice, said Ruslana Panuchnyk, director of the NGO KyivPride.<\/p>\n

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