More than 700 gay rights activists marched through central Kyiv on Sunday, prompting an unprecedented security operation in the ex-Soviet country where homophobia remains widespread.
Agence France-Presse: Hundreds attend tightly-policed gay pride march in central Kyiv
Activists of LGBT community shout slogans as they carry flags and placards during the Gay Pride parade on June 12, 2016 in Kyiv. More than 700 gay rights activists marched through central Kiev on June 12 amid a massive police presence for the third such gay pride event in the ex-Soviet country where homophobia remains widespread. The June 12 march was the first ever gay pride rally to be held in central Kyiv, prompting an unprecedented security operation with several thousand police and National Guard officers lining the route during the event, which lasted around 20 minutes. (SERGEI SUPINSKY / AFP)
