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Eurovision 2023: Contest inspires Ukraine's LGBT troops
BBC ^ | 04/29/2023 | Jack Lamport

Posted on 04/29/2023 5:23:48 PM PDT by BenLurkin

When TVORCHI takes the stage in host city Liverpool, it will be a moment to savour for the country's LGBT troops.

"I didn't know if I would make it," says Antonina Romanova, a soldier who has been fighting on Ukraine's front line.

Antonina, who identifies as non-binary and who, with her partner of nine years Oleksandr, took the decision to leave their lives as theatre directors in Kyiv and fight the Russian army...

Their work has ranged from digging trenches and ducking gunfire, to feeding 150 soldiers in the frontline military canteen - the toughest gig of all, they only half joke. They have also had to learn from scratch how to use mortars - and have been firing them over the snow through the long, harsh winter.

Now, some much-needed light relief is just around the corner.

Both soldiers have fond memories of Kalush Orchestra's triumph, winning Eurovision for Ukraine in 2022. By then, daily life involved taking cover in bomb shelters. "It felt like a miracle that Kalush had a chance to represent Ukraine with dignity," says Oleksandr. "I thought, 'Oh my god, we won Eurovision, we're going to win this war!'" he laughs.

"It was very emotional," adds Antonina, who says she was left "speechless".

Turning his shoulder towards the camera, Oleksandr shows off a rainbow badge - which certainly pops against the green-greys of his military uniform. And they are both wearing another badge, which is more discreet, in army colours. A unicorn's head stares out. It's become an emblem of serving LGBT military in Ukraine.

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...


TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: blamerussiatrolls; disgusting; eurovision; frpublicity; globohomo; homosexualagenda; lgbt; lgbtq; obscenity; queers; russianpropaganda; trollsblamerussia; troops; ukraine

1 posted on 04/29/2023 5:23:48 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin
Oh, aren't they just the cutest couple!


2 posted on 04/29/2023 5:39:41 PM PDT by A Formerly Proud Canadian ( Ceterum autem censeo Justinius True-dope-us esse delendam)
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3 posted on 04/29/2023 5:49:22 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
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“Antonina Romanova”

So some freak Slav took on the female Slavic naming method and is now a complete joke to the world.

Antonin = Male
Antonina = Female

Romanov = Male
Romanova = Female


4 posted on 04/29/2023 5:50:02 PM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal (Jesus + Something = Nothing ; Jesus + Nothing = Everything )
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5 posted on 04/29/2023 5:51:05 PM PDT by Tench_Coxe
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To: BenLurkin

These are great articles—a reminder that the West is fighting to make the world safe for perverts.

We used to laugh when Iran called us “The Great Satan”.

Nobody is laughing any more.


6 posted on 04/29/2023 5:51:55 PM PDT by cgbg (Claiming that laws and regs that limit “hate speech” stop freedom of speech is “hate speech”.)
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To: BenLurkin

How true! How pathetic. How sad.


7 posted on 04/29/2023 5:58:07 PM PDT by A Formerly Proud Canadian ( Ceterum autem censeo Justinius True-dope-us esse delendam)
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To: BenLurkin

Why give them more publicity? Most Ukrainians don’t welcome it. Neither did Israel or France (demonstrations and riots).


8 posted on 04/29/2023 6:18:19 PM PDT by familyop ("For they that sleep with dogs, shall rise with fleas" (John Webster, "The White Devil" 1612).)
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To: BenLurkin

Perfect.


9 posted on 04/29/2023 6:34:40 PM PDT by simpson96
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Who needs Russian propaganda when you have the BBC pushing this?


10 posted on 04/29/2023 6:37:25 PM PDT by mikey_hates_everything
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To: BenLurkin

Love the sinner, hate the sin.

RVN 1969, I was shot in the face...

On the heliport of the USS Sanctuary a senior Nurse? Doctor?
She held my hand and said nice things to me; she was an angel with gray hair.
I could only see with one eye, but yes an angel.

Some years ago a senior military nurse was being prosecuted for having a relationship with another female.
She reminded me of the angel on the heliport.

Love the sinner, hate the sin.


11 posted on 04/29/2023 6:59:53 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT ( "The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!"Dien Bien Phu last messa)
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It’s one of the things we’re fighting the proxy war in Ukraine for — the LGBT agenda.


12 posted on 04/29/2023 8:07:41 PM PDT by Kazan
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diversity / coexist ( marxism ) = slavery ( judeo - Christianity )


13 posted on 04/29/2023 8:18:52 PM PDT by Firehath
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14 posted on 04/30/2023 3:30:51 AM PDT by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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This story tells you all you need to know about “why we fight”.


15 posted on 04/30/2023 6:04:28 AM PDT by Salman (It's not a slippery slope if it was part of the program all along.)
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