In the town of Simeiz – famous in the USSR for being a gay resort – it was possible to go to the legendary bar Yezhi (“Hedgehogs”) for a travesty show until 2014. According to Svyatoslav Sheremet, head of the All-Ukrainian Association Gay Forum of Ukraine, about 10,000 gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and transgender people lived in Crimea before the annexation.
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A view of a Roman statue and the central alley in the Crimean town of Simeiz, on March 30, 2014.
