Ukrainian LGBTQ soldiers face injustice: Who takes the body?
An estimated 50k queer soldiers are fighting to defend Ukrainian freedom. But if they fall in battle, their partners are not recognized. We go inside the fight to recognize their civil unions.
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Rodion stood in front of one of the five coffins, the heat burning his face.
The area he was standin…
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