Zelensky supports LGBT people in Ukraine
Volodymyr Zelensky. Photo: screenshot from the OP YouTube channel
Volodymyr Zelensky stated his support for the rights of members of Ukraine’s LGBT community during the presentation of the Tysiachovesna initiative.
The remark came in response to a question from Oleksandr Diomenko, head of the organization Ukrainian LGBT Military for Equal Rights. At the meeting with the President, he asked whether Ukraine needs cultural products aimed at normalizing LGBT people and increasing tolerance among the population.
“I believe society must speak openly about everything. And this is absolutely normal. We are all here together. We are defending the state. We are equal, and we have equal rights – absolutely, regardless of any prejudices held by people from the 15th century. You and I are modern people,” Zelensky said.
He called the veteran “an absolutely heroic person” and praised him for the open conversation.
As previously reported by the UOJ, according to the DESS head, while members of the All-Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations currently oppose LGBT issues, they may make compromises for the sake of European integration.
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