Funny how a little thing like trying to take over a neighboring country after illegally occupying a chunk of their territory for nearly a decade can alter the trajectory of peoples’ lives.
Ukraine is still far from LGBT-friendly, but societal attitudes have improved markedly over the past decade. There's currently legislation supported by Zelenskyy which is in the works to pass civil unions for same-sex couples.
Sudden and strong moments of injustice have historically bolstered rights for minorities. Stonewall paved the way for the freedoms we have in the US as LGBTQ people today. I wager a more unified and welcoming Ukraine will come from this shared moment of terrible hardship.
I understand spreading awareness or whatever in social media, but people seriously need to stop posting selfies in uniform in an active warzone. You’d be surprised what kind of into can be gained from it. There’s stories of Russian soldiers doing the same and getting blown up. Everybody says “I’m glad they’re so stupid, keep posting pictures, idiots!!!”