Strategy for Ensuring LGBTIQ Inclusion in Humanitarian Response in Ukraine

On April 9 and 10, 2024, Outright organized the First National Forum on LGBTIQ Inclusion in Humanitarian Response in Kyiv, Ukraine. This important convening led to the creation of an LGBTIQ inclusion strategy and set of recommendations by Forum participants and LGBTIQ activists, with guidance from Outright’s LGBTIQ Inclusion Advisor, Vitaliy Zakharchuk.

LGBTIQ communities in Ukraine have faced and continue to face serious challenges in protecting their rights and interests and even in defending their own human dignity.

As part of this strategy, we examine the challenges faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and queer (LGBTIQ) communities in Ukraine through the lens of minimum standards for humanitarian assistance.