This is where you can donate to support LGBT+ Ukrainians

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OutRight Action International has launched a fundraiser to support Ukraine’s LGBT+ community as Russian forces move across the country.

Russian president Vladimir Putin launched a “special military operation” in Ukraine early Thursday (24 February) morning, prompting widespread condemnation across the world.

Explosions and gunfire have been heard in several cities across the country, and there have been reports of thousands of Ukrainians arriving in neighbouring European nations as they flee from Russian troops.

Leaders in the LGBT+ community have defiantly said they will ‘not be intimidated’ despite fears for their safety and the future of Ukraine.

In response to the violence, OutRight Action International has started to accept financial donations to help queer people direly in need of support during the invasion.

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The organisation said that funding will be given to LGBT+ organisations in Ukraine that are preparing to receive queer people in “search of shelter, safety and security”.

“Already, people are leaving Ukraine’s capital Kyiv and the eastern part of the country for, at the moment, safer rural areas and the western parts of the country, while neighbouring EU countries work to prepare shelters for an influx of displaced people,” OutRight said.

“As we know all too well, in times of crisis, LGBTIQ people who are already marginalised face higher risks and cannot count automatically on access to humanitarian and/or social assistance.”

OutRight called on the LGBT+ community to come together “in solidarity” to give queer people “some sense of hope and help” by providing financial support they need to survive and the “resilience they need to thrive”.

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In times of crisis #LGBTIQ people face higher risks. OutRight has launched a fundraising campaign to channel funds to groups in #Ukraine for shelter & support in nearby countries.
Stand in solidarity with Ukrainians, donate to OutRight’s fundraiser: https://t.co/3HWLPmwjRZ