In The Heart of Political Ukraine, Kiev Clothing Anonymously Explores Gay Eastern Europe | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it
With countries like Chechnya unceremoniously attacking homosexual populations, treatment of LGBTQA communities in Eastern Europe and Russia has become a widespread topic of concern. Despite rare exceptions (Russia continues to have a bustling drag scene, for example), the community isn’t legally protected from any form of discrimination and prohibits the distribution of propaganda promoting “non-traditional” sexual relationships to minors. Thus, there exists a soft-spoken, seemingly underground culture in these regions where the community can live within the gray zone of what is legal and what is not. Enter Kiev.