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Ukraine's 'unicorn' LGBTQ soldiers head for war
Yahoo ^
| Horaci Garcia
Posted on 05/31/2022 1:44:39 PM PDT by Jan_Sobieski
KYIV (Reuters) - As volunteer fighters Oleksandr Zhuhan and Antonina Romanova pack for a return to active duty, they contemplate the unicorn insignia that gives their uniform a rare distinction - a symbol of their status as an LGBTQ couple who are Ukrainian soldiers.
Members of Ukraine's LGBTQ community who sign up for the war have taken to sewing the image of the mythical beast into their standard-issue epaulettes just below the national flag.
The practice harks back to the 2014 conflict when Russia invaded then annexed the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine, "when lots of people said there are no gay people in the army," actor, director and drama teacher Zhuhan told Reuters as he and Romanova dressed in their apartment for their second three-month combat rotation.
"So they (the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community) chose the unicorn because it is like a fantastic 'non-existent' creature."
Zhuhan and Romanova, who identifies as a non-binary person with she/her pronouns and moved to the capital from Crimea after being displaced in 2014, met through their theatre work.
Neither was trained in the use of weapons but, after spending a couple of days hiding in their bathroom at the start of the war, decided they had to do more…
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; Russia
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To: dfwgator
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posted on
05/31/2022 1:53:38 PM PDT
by
EvilCapitalist
(I pledge allegiance to Hedy Lamarr)
To: cgbg
It’s yahoo news,” close to the Bee without the humor.
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posted on
05/31/2022 1:53:42 PM PDT
by
Karliner
(Heb 4:12 Rom 8:28 Rev 3, "...This is the end of the beginning." Churchill)
To: Jan_Sobieski
They go armed with vibrators, condoms, and hormone disruptors?
23
posted on
05/31/2022 1:56:53 PM PDT
by
ConservativeMind
(Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
To: Jan_Sobieski
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posted on
05/31/2022 1:57:57 PM PDT
by
FreedomPoster
(Islam delenda est)
To: ConservativeMind
"You brute, you brute, you vicious brute!"
25
posted on
05/31/2022 1:59:13 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: dfwgator
26
posted on
05/31/2022 1:59:47 PM PDT
by
EvilCapitalist
(I pledge allegiance to Hedy Lamarr)
To: Jan_Sobieski
Is it bad to hope both sides lose in Ukraine?
27
posted on
05/31/2022 2:00:15 PM PDT
by
IYAS9YAS
(There are two kinds of people: Those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.)
To: Jan_Sobieski
Ukey Poofters? What’s next?
28
posted on
05/31/2022 2:01:07 PM PDT
by
BatGuano
(Fauci = Mengele (Angel of Death) + End the IRS)
To: Jan_Sobieski
Do they need to add a M..for monkies.
29
posted on
05/31/2022 2:01:33 PM PDT
by
Leep
(Don't say God.)
To: MercyFlush
Good heavens you’re not bright.
30
posted on
05/31/2022 2:03:44 PM PDT
by
Bulwyf
To: Jan_Sobieski
They gonna “blow” the hell out of the Russians?
To: WKUHilltopper
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posted on
05/31/2022 2:05:08 PM PDT
by
EvilCapitalist
(I pledge allegiance to Hedy Lamarr)
To: WKUHilltopper
Or at least scratch their eyes out.
33
posted on
05/31/2022 2:05:17 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: Jan_Sobieski
I’m thinking they will find that fighting in an actual battle is tougher than posting outrage on Twitter.
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posted on
05/31/2022 2:05:22 PM PDT
by
rbg81
To: Jan_Sobieski
According to this chart. Russia has 33% more AIDS per capital than does Ukraine. So funny Russia propaganda keeps accusing Ukrainians and Zelensky of being gay.
List of countries by HIV/AIDS adult prevalence rateRussia 1.2% per capita. Ukraine 0.9% per capital. USA 0.36%
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posted on
05/31/2022 2:06:17 PM PDT
by
DannyTN
(O)
To: MercyFlush
Thing is, these clowns are going to get slaughtered by the Russians.
This is not an Oscar red carpet walk or a woke chat on “The View”.
To: rbg81
Now I do think Rush Limbaugh may have had the right idea.
You get a battalion of butch lesbians all with PMS at the same time to attack, and that just might work.
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posted on
05/31/2022 2:07:39 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: MercyFlush
You are no conservative. You are a really sick individual.
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posted on
05/31/2022 2:08:20 PM PDT
by
dforest
(We have to put a stop to this now.)
To: dfwgator
39
posted on
05/31/2022 2:12:02 PM PDT
by
EvilCapitalist
(I pledge allegiance to Hedy Lamarr)
To: EvilCapitalist
I never realized how much I would miss him.
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posted on
05/31/2022 2:13:59 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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