Tag Archives: Ukraine

I can’t see how this helps.

Ukraine’s government is preparing to ban obviously gay Spongebob Squarepants and other dangerous cartoon characters. The popular cartoon character SpongeBob Squarepants is homosexual, according to a study by the National Commission for the protection of morality in Ukraine, the Ukrainian newspaper Ukraínskaya Pravda reported on Thursday. The Commission has been studying some of the most popular animated series on Ukrainian …

Perhaps bending to pressure from international groups such as All Out, the Ukraine parliament has canceled (for now) a vote on a “gay propaganda” law similar to those recently instituted in parts of Russia. Human rights defenders and many European officials condemned the proposed law for its potentially chilling effect on freedom of speech and expression for millions of Ukrainians …

“Recently I read about violence against gay people in Ukraine. Beating up gay people is wrong. This for me does not symbolize Ukraine. I plead with you: Stop the violence against gay people.” – Elton John, interrupting Friday’s concert in Kiev to plead for tolerance. John was in Ukraine to perform as part of a concert celebrating the Euro 2012 …

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The 754-member European Parliament has approved a resolution denouncing nations with current or pending anti-gay legislation. The item specifically calls out Russia, Moldova, Latvia, Lithuania, and Ukraine. The UK’s Pink News reports: The resolution was adopted with 430 in favour and 105 against, saying it was “gravely concerned by developments which restrict freedom of expression and assembly on the basis …

Via Daily Beast: “Svyatoslav Sheremet, head of Gay Forum of Ukraine, is beaten as he met with members of the media to inform them that a scheduled gay-pride parade was cancelled.” (Tipped by JMG reader Birdie)

Gaita-Lurdes Essami was born and raised in Ukraine, but her dad was born in the Congo, leading local racists to scream that somebody “authentically Ukrainian” should have been selected for Eurovision. Ugh. Anyway, does anybody else hear Kelly Rowland’s When Love Takes Over in this track? TRIVIA: Gaitana performed at the Ukrainians For Obama 2009 inauguration ball in Kiev.

Four gay Ukrainian muscle boys in heels. Audio NSFW.(Via – Pop In Stereo)

Ukraine’s parliament dissolved into fistfights, smoke bombs, and egg throwing as members argued over allowing Russia to extend their lease on a Ukrainian naval base. And you thought our health care debate was tough.

John Aravosis at AmericaBlog tips us to this strangely hypnotic demonstration of sand painting by a contestant on Ukraine’s Got Talent. There seems to be a lot of Soviet references, some of which I don’t get, but it really gets cool after the first minute.

Stung by international criticism of their denial of Elton John’s request to adopt a baby he met in an orphanage, Ukraine officials are offering Elton a guardianship deal. And, it turns out, the baby does have a mother. After being branded unsuitable to adopt by Ukrainian officials because of his age and sexuality, Elton John was given new hope yesterday …

The Ukraine government says that Elton John is too old and too unopposite-married to adopt one of their HIV+ babies. Adoption and gay rights advocates expressed regret about the determination by Family, Youth and Sports Minister Yuriy Pavlenko, while a children’s charity had reservations about John’s weekend announcement that he and his male partner, David Furnish, wanted to adopt the …

At the age of 62, Elton John says he’s changed his mind about adopting after meeting a toddler at an orphanage in Ukraine. During a visit to Ukraine, the singer said he and his partner David Furnish were keen to become parents to a 14-month-old they had met there. “David and I have always talked about adoption,” he said. “David …

Paging Xtina, somebody in the former USSR time-traveled to 2003 to bite your schtick. For an extra freaky version of this, check out the commercial video of this track at the bottom.