Mayor Abruptly Cancels Kiev Pride March | OUTTraveler.com | The Standard of Gay Travel
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Kiev mayor Vitali Klitschko said now is not the right time for a Pride march, but LGBT activists says peaceful freedom of assembly should never be stymied.
Klitschko forced the cancellation of the event, planned for Saturday, by denying police protection for participants. The city hosted its first equality march last year (pictured) and worked with authorities for months on this year’s event, so LGBT activists see Klitschko’s decision as a crushing disappointment (the event was cancelled in 2012 amid escalating antigay violence). The mayor also told march organizers that now was not the time for celebration.
