Kyiv Pride couldn't be held in Kyiv because of the unprovoked war started by homophobe Vladimir Putin. Last year it took place in Warsaw and this year Liverpool was the remote host.
Liverpool hosted LGBTQ+ campaigners from Ukraine in a gesture of solidarity and friendship as thousands joined the city’s annual Pride parade on Saturday.
The organisers of Liverpool Pride offered to host KyivPride in place of Ukraine’s capital, where the annual march has been unable to go ahead following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Liverpool welcomed Ukrainian activists for the parade on Saturday, which comes after Liverpool stepped in to host the Eurovision Song Contest on behalf of last year’s champions Ukraine in May.
Cheers to Liverpool for being Ukraine-friendly! 🍻👍🏼🇺🇦
Edward Reese, a spokesperson from KyivPride, travelled from Ukraine’s capital to Liverpool to take part in the city’s Pride events, along with other members of the group.
“We are marching together for Ukraine, for freedom, to remind the world and the UK that the war is not over,” he said.
He described the relationship between Liverpool and Ukraine as “an amazing friendship” and added: “Liverpool is a very welcoming and friendly and warm city so we are happy that we are here.”
Yep, wars don't go away just because people in third countries get bored with them. A spiteful Putin continues his terror attacks on Ukraine despite the fact that he must know by now he can't win the war.
Andi Herring, chief executive and co-founder of Liverpool City Region Pride Foundation, said it was important for people in Liverpool to show solidarity with members of the LGBT+ community in Ukraine and around the world.
She said: “LGBT+ people are a global community, and that’s why it is crucial that we ‘Shout It Loud’ in solidarity with all LGBT+ people across the world.
“We are honoured to be hosting KyivPride this year and standing alongside the work they do in Ukraine for our community.
“Of course, it would be hard to forget our reasons behind hosting Eurovision and the lasting bond with Ukraine that will remain with us.”
A great sign from the event.
Putin's war is not just against Ukraine, it is an assault on the entire concept of 21st century modernity. That includes LGBTQ+ rights. Defeating Putin would therefore be a victory for the queer community.
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(SPOILERS) breaking down how obsessed Andrew is w/his sister bc he's a repressed lil liar and I'm going insane
This post got longer than I intended it to
1. He claims they don't spend enough time apart from each other to even begin missing her so he doesn't even know if he would, but just earlier in the game he was apart from her for probs like 30 mins tops to investigates some cultists and guess what???? He was already missing her 😒
2. Says "I thought you grew out of this touchy-feely crap" when Ashley asks for a hug, but earlier when he was cooking dinner, he was the one with the inexplicable urge to "pull this broody bitch into [his] arms and force her to stay until she smiles" 😒
3. Piggy-backing off the last screenshot: WHAT OTHER THOUGHTS, ANDREW??? yOU WERE JUST THINKING ABT HUGGING HER. WHAT DO YOU EVEN MEAN. THESE ARE SIMPLY INNOCENT BROTHERLY THOUGHTS ARE THEY NOT????? 🤨🤨🤨
4. Bro just can't keep his hands off her. And everyone thinks Ashley's the clingy one jeez (lol the way he springs apart from her when Mom catches them is definitely definitelyyyy not worth analyzing. nope. not even when it happens a second time on the couch. nope. nooope)
5. What. What is he thinking here. Don't think I don't see those grey lil blush lines. Is this connected to my third point somehow bc like... 🤨😬 Is "Andrew" is gonna start doing and being what "Andy" was too spineless and afraid of doing?? That's what the vow was partly abt right?? Does that include—
5. WHEWWW BOY that little flashback with his gf has so much baggage in it I just wanna dissect. His girlfriend's tryna have a serious discussion with him abt his weird sister for the sake of bettering their relationship bc she genuinely loves him, but he just gets caught up in fondly talking abt said weird sister instead??
6. He's awfully hesitant abt Ashley learning some independence, bc y'know what?? I think he doesn't really want her to stop relying on him. But what do I know y'know
6. Wants his gf to put tie her hair up in a ponytail, then when she refuses bc he'll pull on it, says it's just "how boys express their love". Well. You know who else puts there hair up in a ponytail??? You know who else's hair he's always pulling on and touching???
7. The voicemails in his gf's phone left by Ashley are heard by him in his dreams, and his dreams are a construction of his mind utilizing his memories, personal hangups, and knowledge of Ashley. The voicemails irl were left on his gf's phone, and for all we know, he never actually listened to them in person. Bearing this in mind... odds are the things Ashley's saying contain bits of truths he believes within himself, filtered thru her crude, hateful dialogue.
Here. I transcribed one of them...
"DO YOU THINK YOU'RE BETTER THAN ME!? Just because you can fuck him and I can't? You think that's love?! Are you fucking delusional?? Cumdumpsters like you are just that. He will never love you. Not like he loves me. I am the only one. I am everything. I am the secrets you'll never hear. When he lies in bed at night, and when he needs someone to hold on to… It's not you he seeks out. It is me."
8. Claims Ashley's the one with the jealous streak, not him, but I think he's just as bad. The only difference is that Ashley's never given him reason to act on it since all she's ever wanted was him, but at the slightest mention of her gettin it on w/someone else, even as a joke, he gets mad. "OVER MY DEAD BODY!!" he says, when she's jokingly contemplating getting knocked up via the neighbor so an ambulance would come for her. "I wouldn't let them," he says, when she's complaining abt not being pretty enough for the wardens to bang her
9. Going hand-in-hand with that fact, he's intensely protective of her. Didn't hesitate to cleaver the warden who found her in the closet (probs didn't even BLINK lmaooo he chose VIOLENCE), and when the cake-stealing cultist insulted her just once, he stepped forward just like that
10. In their apt, when they were lying on the floor talking abt jumping off the balcony, he was really caught up in the "romantic" fantasy of them committing a double suicide and dying with their bodies entwined so irreparably by the impact they form one unified corpse "never to be separated!" and they get buried in the same coffin together. UM??? Bro fr thought he was the sane one of the two. That wasn't even true before the cannibalism and demon summoning 😭😭😭
BONUS:
11. This might just be me, but his reaction to seeing the post-sex vision doesn't strike me as someone who's inherently opposed to the idea. Instead of disgusted, he was... flustered?? He acted like she walked in mid-guilty pleasure wet dream. This wasn't a "GROSS THATS INCEST" reaction which is... the most normal reaction to have. That's the face of a man that got CAUGHT bro.
He asks "we're not like that, are we?" and "why are you like this?" and questions the veracity of the vision, but he never actually explicitly denies wanting the vision to happen, more focused on Ashley and her reaction. He buries the elephant under the rug as fast as he can, bc yeah, it struck a landmine, but it probably wasn't a landmine for the reason Ashley thinks it is. I bet the vision just hit a little too close... :P
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Andy Wiles for @awkwardwhims Yearn For Fern
Andy grew up in Brindleton Bay developing a love for animals from a very young age. Her parents expected her to be a vet like them, but her interests pulled her towards sports and vintage cars/motorcycles. She recently opened her own repair shop and spends her days working out, doing passion projects, extreme sports and traveling. Now that she's satisfied with her career, she wonders if there might be someone special out there for her to build a life and family with.
Andy is active, a dog lover, a slob and hopefully just who Fern's looking for <3
She's now up for download <3 Just don't change her skintone/weight or anything weird like that and tag me I want to see her in your saves!!
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