Ukraine

Demographics

Estimated Total Population:

44.6 million

World Bank, 2018

Estimated SGM Population:

N/A

Estimated Total SGM Adult Population:

N/A

Estimated % of SGM Adults (18+):

N/A

Very limited data on the SGM population in Ukraine is available and estimates of theSGM population vary. One study estimated the population of gay men, bisexual men, and men who have sex with men (MSM) to be 66,670, while another study estimated the MSM population alone to be 180,000 (Baral et al., 2018; UNAIDS, 2018). SGM research has primarily focused on HIV/AIDS and public opinion of the SGM population. In Ukraine, the SGM population faces discrimination, violence, and negative portrayal by the media, church groups, and politicians. Research has indicated significant barriers to implementing SGM health policies and indicated increasing stigma of SGM communities. However, activism and numbers of SGM NGOs have been growing in Ukraine. These organizations generate a majority of research on the SGM population in Ukraine.

Ukraine's Laws and Policies from ILGA World Report (2019)

RECOGNITION

Marriage for Same-Sex Couples	No
Civil Unions	No
Joint Adoption	No
Second Parent Adoption	No

PROTECTION

Employment Nondiscrimination Laws	Yes
Broad Protections	No
Criminalization of Violence	No
Ban of Conversion Therapy	No

CRIMINALIZATION

Consensual Same-Sex Acts are Legal?	Yes
Gender	Does Not Apply
Max Penalty (Yrs in Prison)	Does Not Apply

Selected Published Studies, Reports, and Other Documents

Baral, S., Turner, R. M., Lyons, C. E., Howell, S., Honermann, B., Garner, A., Hess, R., III, Diouf, D., Ayala, G., Sullivan, P. S., & Millett, G. (2018). Population Size Estimation of Gay and Bisexual Men and Other Men Who Have Sex With Men Using Social Media-Based Platforms.JMIR public health and surveillance,4(1), e15. https://doi.org/10.2196/publichealth.9321

Disser, N. (2014). Uprooting homophobia: Grassroots activism in ukraine & russia.International Politics Reviews,2(2), 110-117. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/ipr.2014.15

Jartyś, J., & Orzechowski, M. (2016). RespecRESPECTING EUROPEAN STANDARDSCONCERNING HUMAN RIGHTS OF LGBT PEOPLE IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND UKRAINE. A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS Reality of Politics. Estimates -Comments -Forecasts(7), 68-81.Martsenyuk, T. (2012). The State of the LGBT Community and Homophobia in Ukraine. Problems of Post-Communism, 59(2), 51-62. doi:10.2753/PPC1075-8216590205Simmons, R., Malyuta, R., Chentsova, N., Medoeva, A., Kruglov, Y., Yurchenko, A., Copas, A., Porter, K., & CASCADE Collaboration in EuroCoord (2015). HIV Testing and Diagnosis Rates in Kiev, Ukraine: April 2013-March 2014.PloS one,10(8), e0137062. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0137062Ukraine. (2018). Retrieved fromhttps://www.unaids.org/en/regionscountries/countries/ukraine