6 minutes agoThey can't get partner bodies from the morgue: petition starts in Ukraine legalising LGBT marriages
Periskopi(4 years ago)
(4 years ago)A petition in Ukraine calling for legalisation of marriage between the same genders has managed to provide enough signatures as long as the president examines the proposal, writes the BBC, Pryscopy. So far, the petition has provided more than 28,000 signatures, underlining that President Voldymyr Zelensky now has deadlines [...]
So far, the petition has provided more than 28,000 signatures, underlining that President Voldymyr Zelensky now has a 10-day deadline to respond.
In Ukraine, homosexuality is not illegal, but same sex marriages are not known.
This has especially caused problems for LGBT people to appear in the military after the Russian invasion.
For example, according to Ukrainian law, if one partner dies of same - sex marriage, then the other partner is not allowed to return his body or bury the victim.
This time, every day can be the last”, says the petition.
An LGBT organisation has described the petition as “a significant time” for community members.
It is important that LGBT people have the right to look at their partners and take their body from the morgue and ask for compensation if it is necessary”, said Oksana Solanska, media spokesperson from Kyiv Pride. /Periscopi/
