А ты читало?? To honourable President Poroshenko,To the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, To the distinguished members of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine,One of the founding principles of the European Union is to ensure equal rights for everyone,regardless of their gender, nationality, skin colour or sexuality. As Ukrainians are progressingon the path towards European integration, we salute the progress made for greater LGBTIequality.Two years of violence-free Kyiv Pride events has demonstrated the country’s commitment tothe right of peaceful assembly, which so many sacrificed their lives for during the MaidanRevolution. We urge the Ukrainian authorities to preserve peace this year on June 17th andprovide security backing for the upcoming Kyiv Pride.We also urge Ukrainian authorities, Members of the Parliament, Cabinet of Ministers and thePresident to strengthen the country’s commitment to a European future and take up theunfinished job of providing equal access to basic rights for LGBTI Ukrainians. We regret to see that the legislative progress is stalled: while NGOs recorded multipleinstances of hate speech and hate crime in 2017 in Ukraine, Ukraine remains one of the lastplaces in Europe where no laws protect LGBTI minorities from either of the two. Civil society’srecommendations to the Health Ministry for improving legal recognition and healthcareaccess for trans Ukrainians haven’t been adopted. To this day, LGBTI public events all over thecountry face regular disruptions and attacks.No one’s rights are safe until the rights of all are protected.Big changes often start with symbolic gestures. We encourage Ukrainian leaders andauthorities to join their citizens for the Kyiv Pride on June 17th. Make history and be in thefront row as Ukrainians march towards being a strong, diverse and equal democracy withinour European family of states.Sincerely,HARMS, Rebecca (Greens/EFA, Germany)ROSATI, Dariusz (EPP, Poland)AUŠTREVIČIUS, Petras (ALDE, Lithuania)BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Beatriz (ALDE, Spain)BENIFEI, Brando (S&D, Italy)CORAZZA BILDT, Anna Maria (EPP, Sweden)BONI, Michał (EPP, Poland)DALLI, Miriam (S&D, Malta)DANCE, Seb (S&D, United Kingdom)DEMESMAEKER, Mark (ECR, Belgium)DURAND, Pascal (Greens/EFA, France)FARIA, José Inácio (EPP, Portugal)FEDERLEY, Fredrick (ALDE, Sweden)GRIFFIN, Theresa (S&D, United Kingdom)IN'T VELD, Sophie (ALDE, Netherlands)JÁVOR, Benedek (Greens/EFA, Hungary)KAILI, Eva (S&D, Greece)KIRTON-DARLING, Jude (S&D, United Kingdom)NIEDERMÜLLER, Péter (S&D, Hungary)REINTKE, Terry (Greens/EFA, Germany)ROZIÈRE, Virginie (S&D, France)SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY, Lola (GUE/NGL, Spain)SCHOLZ, Helmut (GUE/NGL, Germany)SCHUSTER, Joachim (S&D, Germany)SCOTT CATO, Molly (Greens/EFA, United Kingdom)SMITH, Alyn (Greens/EFA, United Kingdom)STAES, Bart (Greens/EFA, Belgium)STEVENS, Helga (ECR, Belgium)TAYLOR, Keith (Greens/EFA, United Kingdom)TELIČKA, Pavel (ALDE, Czech Republic)TRÜPEL, Helga (Greens/EFA, Germany)VANA, Monika (Greens/EFA, Austria)VAUTMANS, Hilde (ALDE, Belgium)VIOTTI, Daniele (S&D, Italy)WARD, Julie (S&D, United Kingdom)http://rebecca-harms.de/files/1/0/10uz182bin6o/attc_vrSvMvATBHkplpeT.pdf