WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Ukraine’s largest LGBTQ rights event, KyivPride, went ahead Saturday, although not on its native streets or as a celebration.ĭue to Russia’s war in Ukraine, the event normally held in Kyiv took place in conjunction with Warsaw’s yearly Equality Parade, the largest gay pride event in Central Europe, with Ukrainian organizers using it as a platform to keep international attention focused on their country’s struggle.Ībout 300 people traveled from Ukraine to the Polish capital, now home to a quarter million Ukrainians who fled the war.
