civil partnerships
Civil society report on Ukraine’s EU accession finds no progress on LGBTQI+ rights legislation
In 2025, the monitoring network of the LGBT Human Rights Nash Svit Center recorded 60 incidents based on homophobia or transphobia, discrimination and other human rights violations (75 incidents in 2024). Of these, 23 incidents showed signs of hate crimes, and 15 were hate incidents
LGBTIQ+ service members still face hostility within units and cannot register civil partnerships – study
LGBTIQ+ service members in Ukraine continue to face homophobia and discrimination in the military, while the inability to register civil partnerships remains one of their most pressing challenges, according to the first comprehensive study on the situation of LGBTIQ+ people serving in Ukraine's military
New draft civil code changes inheritance rules for same-sex couples – lawyer
ZMINA previously reported that, as part of its EU accession process, Ukraine must establish a legal framework for civil partnerships to ensure the rights of same-sex couples. This requirement is set out in a number of documents, including the EU's joint position adopted on 12 June
LGBTIQ+ couple of a servicewoman and an activist got “married” in Kharkiv
Stanislava is a local activist in the LGBTQI+ and feminist movements. Alina is a military officer from the Kharkiv region, currently serving as a captain and a brigade staff officer
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