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Draft legislation in Ukraine targets same-sex relationships

A Ukrainian MP has introduced legislation to criminalise same sex relationships and protect traditional values. RU

By Tetiana Bezruk
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Oleksandr Vilkul. Photo CC BY-SA 3.0: Catrifle / Wikipedia.

Earlier this month, Oleksandr Vilkul, an MP from Ukraine’s Opposition Bloc party, the successor to Viktor Yanukovych’s Party of Regions, registered draft bill No.9183, “on the introduction of changes in certain legislation in Ukraine relating to the protection of public morals and traditional values”.

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