Bogdan Globa
Bogdan Globa | |
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 Bogdan Globais the first openly gay person to present a speech to the Ukrainian parliament | |
| Born | May 26, 1988 Poltava, Ukraine. |
| Occupation | Activist |
| Office | President of the Proud Ukraine |
| Term | June 30, 2018 – present |
Bogdan Globa (born 26 May 1988) is a Ukrainian LGBT rights activist who claimed asylum in the United States in 2016 and in 2018 founded ProudUkraine.[1][2]
In 2009 Globa co-founded the charity "Point of Support", later working as its CEO.[3][4] After completing a course on "Advocacy of LGBT rights in the USA", he founded "TERGO" a support organization for parents of LGBT+ children.[5]
On 7 November 2013, speaking during parliamentary hearings on European integration and anti-discrimination legislation, Globa was the first openly LGBT person to address Verkhovna Rada, the Ukrainian parliament.
On 26 May 2015 the Holosiivskyi District Court of Kyiv opened proceedings to establish the existence of discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation on the suit of Bogdan Globa to the Democratic Alliance (Ukraine). The case is pending before the European Court of Human Rights.[6]
On 30 January 2019, Globa was married in New York to another Ukrainian. There remains no recognition for same-sex marriage in Ukraine.[7][8]
References
- ^ "ProudUkraine – association of Ukrainian LGBTs in the United States". proudukraine.org.
- ^ "FEATURE-Loved and loathed: Raising a gay child in the former Soviet..." October 17, 2018 – via www.reuters.com.
- ^ "Гомофобія і нетерпимість в українському суспільстві" – via ukrainian.voanews.com.
- ^ "Богдан Глоба та Тетяна Мазур про ЛГБТ в Україні". January 11, 2014 – via YouTube.
- ^ http://kolo.news/category/interview/5815
- ^ "В Україні немає партій, які б рухались до ліберальної демократії - ЛГБТ активіст". VOA.
- ^ https://www.slavicsac.com/2019/02/03/bogdan-globa/
- ^ https://www.forumdaily.com/en/odnopolaya-para-iz-ukrainy-pozhenilas-v-nyu-jorke/
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