Black gay club khmelnytskyi, ukraine

Gay bars. Good ones, bad ones, wild ones, emotional ones—because for decades, these spaces have been homes to a community. They ushered us into adulthood; they provided sanctuary to be ourselves. So if everything is ephemeral, what makes gay bars so special?

But on closer inspection of the local night spo. Pomada is one the oldest existing gay clubs in Kyiv, having opened its doors in the city center in Located within just a five-minute walk from Khreshchatyk metro station, Pomada is a luxuriously decorated place, famous for its well-thought-out entertainment programs and glittering drag queen performances. The place has three rooms.

Social media videos from the Arma nightclub formerly Mutabor showed club-goers sitting on the dancefloor while riot police walked around shouting orders. Another video showed people being walked out of the popular Mono gay club in central Moscow with their hands above their heads, with a police van parked outside. Authorities also reported that Inferno Night was selling alcohol illegally. The Kremlin has ramped up its conservative rhetoric since launching its military assault on Ukraine almost three years ago, casting the conflict as a battleground against the West and its values.

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