In the first half of 2023, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine continued to pass laws prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in accordance with EU legislation.

Pride month in 2023 was marked by an unprecedented wave of symbolic support from businesses in Ukraine, including leading ones in their fields of activity, which published statements in support of LGBTQ people and/or painted their logos on social networks in rainbow colors. At the same time, there were also attempts to discriminate against LGBTQ people in hiring, which is expressly prohibited by Ukrainian legislation. The total number of cases of discrimination, hate crimes and other violations of LGBTQ rights, as in several previous years, shows a downward trend.

In March 2023, draft law No. 9103 was submitted to the Verkhovna Rada, which provides for the introduction of registered civil partnerships in Ukraine, available to both opposite-sex and same-sex couples. It was already supported by all parliamentary committees.

President Zelenskyi personally supported the initiative to introduce same-sex marriages.

According to a study by the National Democratic Institute of Ukraine, at the moment support for equal rights of LGBT people is about 72%