This Is Gay Propaganda: LGBT Rights & the War in Ukraine

Name: This Is Gay Propaganda: LGBT Rights & the War in Ukraine
Director: Marusya Bociurkiw
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2015-01-01

2015 · 54 min · Documentary

Follows the progress of the Euromaidan revolution from the perspective of LGBT Ukrainians. From accounts of exile and torture, to stories of resistance, this film shows a side of the conflict in Ukraine the world has not yet seen.

Directed by Marusya Bociurkiw

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