LGBT festival date postponed in Kyiv: what is known
Kyiv • UNN
The organizers of KyivPride have postponed the Queer Propaganda Fest festival scheduled for November 23-24. The reason was the coincidence with the Holodomor Remembrance Day, and new dates for the event are being agreed upon.
Representatives of the NGO Kyiv Pride have changed the dates of the Queer Propaganda Fest festival, which was to take place on November 23-24. The organizers reported on their Instagram page, UNN reports.
Details
It is noted that the LGBT festival was to be held in Kyiv on November 23-24. These dates fell on the fourth Saturday of November, which is the annual commemoration of the Holodomor victims. Despite public outrage, the organizers did not cancel the event at first, but later decided to postpone it.
You are right - we made a mistake. When we were preparing the Queer Propaganda Fest, we really didn't check the date. Later we saw how many people from the community and partners were outraged by our decision. Since the planned festival is not entertaining, but rather educational, we decided to hold it. But later, after discussing it with the team and weighing everything, we decided to postpone our event,
The organizers noted that they are already agreeing on new dates for the event and preparing an announcement. They also apologized for the unfortunate incident.
Recall
On September 15, Kharkiv hosted the sixth Equality March dedicated to the rights of the LGBT community.
