Ukrainian lawmaker proposes legalizing same-sex civil partnerships to reward LGBTQ soldiers, please foreign backers
(MENAFN) Former deputy culture Minister of Ukraine, Inna Sovsun, has introduced a bill to legalize same-sex civil partnerships in the country. The bill is intended to recognize the service of LGBTQ soldiers and please Ukraine’s foreign allies. Sovsun’s bill would provide legal protection for property ownership, inheritance, pensions, and death benefits to people in same-sex relationships. It is based on nine months of work, involving two NGOs.
Sovsun cited a Facebook post from the Ukrainian LGBT Soldiers and Allies’ community as one of the reasons for the bill. The post stated that the legalization of same-sex relationships is crucial because “if I come home [dead], my partner can’t even bury me.”
According to Sovsun, 56% of Ukrainians believe that LGBTQ individuals should be entitled to civil partnerships. Sovsun argued that Ukrainian society has matured beyond the “Russian swamp” and Soviet worldview, and that Ukraine values human dignity and freedom, making Ukrainians “simply a different biological species” than Russians.
Although Sovsun did not provide a source for her figures, the percentage of Ukrainians supporting LGBTQ civil partnerships correlates with a 2017 online survey commissioned by the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA).
The proposed bill to legalize same-sex civil partnerships in Ukraine is an attempt to recognize the contributions of LGBTQ soldiers and satisfy foreign allies. The bill would provide legal protections for property ownership, inheritance, pensions, and death benefits for people in same-sex relationships. Sovsun cited a Facebook post from the Ukrainian LGBT Soldiers and Allies’ community as one of the reasons for the bill. The percentage of Ukrainians supporting LGBTQ civil partnerships correlates with a 2017 online survey commissioned by the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA).
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