The National Democratic Institute has presented the results of a nationwide telephone poll of public opinion conducted on January 4-23 this year with the assistance of the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS). Respondents were asked a series of questions, including their attitudes toward LGBTQ people.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyi has replied a petition on legalization of same-sex marriages in Ukraine.

In May of this year, Nash Svit Center decided to repeat the survey of Ukrainians on their attitude to LGBT people, which was conducted for us by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology in 2016. The results of the 2016 and 2022 surveys have turned out to be so different, and the changes — so unambiguous, that it is simply impossible to explain them by statistical error.

Recently the Ukrainian government received a special questionnaire to assess the readiness of a potential candidate for membership before the start of the EU accession process. Nash Svit Center decided to contribute to the review of this questionnaire by the EU institutions and answered, within its competence, questions directly related to the protection of the rights of LGBTQ people in Ukraine.

Author: Rémy Bonny

The Ukrainian Parliament is currently examining three draft laws concerning hate crimes, based on sexual orientation, gender identity (SOGI) and religion. Many fear that the bills will be covered up under pressure by pro-Russian political forces.