Embassy Cultural Attaché Cherrie Daniels spoke with Blade on July 22
Volodymyr Zelenskky responded to Kyiv Pride petition
Call took place after public acknowledgment of deal to secure U.S. citizens release
Susel Paredes married her wife in Miami in 2016
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy last year pledged his country would continue to fight anti-LGBTQ and anti-intersex discrimination
Activists from Ukraine joined annual Christopher Street Day Parade
Same-sex couples poised to receive marriage, adoption rights
Russia launched war against Ukraine in February
Lawmakers in Andorra on Thursday unanimously approved a new family code that will extend civil marriage rights to same-sex couples
Intersex Greece, an intersex advocacy group, notes Greece joins Germany, Iceland, Malta and Portugal that have enacted such legislation