Just recently, we welcomed several people from Mariupol, which is now completely destroyed. Many have lost their homes and relatives. “The main challenge for all people during the war, including LGBTI people, is just to survive.
But the war has brought about new urgent tasks. His Facebook page has been full of announcements about where LGBTI people fleeing hostilities can find shelter and help, both inside and outside the country.īefore the war, the primary focus of ALLIANCE.GLOBAL was public health, HIV prevention, monitoring of violations of human rights and national LGBTI advocacy. After the start of the war in Ukraine, he moved from Kyiv to the central part of Ukraine, a safer place to continue his work. Andrii Chernyshev heads the advocacy work of the Ukrainian national lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) organization ALLIANCE.GLOBAL, which is one of the largest among about 30 LGBTI community organizations across the country.
