“Warsaw is also a city with a queer history and a queer identity,” says the deputy mayor.
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Conservative marches around Poland oppose government’s abortion and LGBT+ policies
They criticised the government’s plans to liberalise the abortion law, introduce same-sex civil partnerships and expand hate-speech rules.
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Education minister defends official who warned “LGBT virus” threatens Polish schools
The government is opposed to “the propagation of an aggressive ideology” in schools.
Poland’s human rights commissioner on the state of democracy, LGBT protests and “dormant civic energy”
Agnieszka Wądołowska
An exclusive interview with Adam Bodnar as his five-year term comes to an end.
Bodnar o protestach LGBT: “Są pewne granice, których się nie powinno przekraczać”
Agnieszka Wądołowska
W wywiadzie dla “Notes from Poland” Adam Bodnar podsumowuje swoją kadencję RPO, która właśnie dobiega końca.
Polish justice ministry compensates “LGBT ideology free” district for lost EU funds
Ziobro wants a “permanent support mechanism” for districts “harassed” by the EU.
“No apologies, no shame”: the rise of Poland’s guerrilla LGBT activists
Percy Metcalfe
The detention of an activist has highlighted a new, more radical approach.
LGBT activists detained and charged in Poland for putting rainbow flags on statues
They are accused of offending religious feelingsand insulting monuments.
Polish prosecutor investigates LGBT activists for offending religious feelings
Rainbow flags appeared on a number of key statues in Warsaw, including a figure of Jesus Christ.
Polish towns denied EU funding due to “LGBT ideology free zones”
Six Polish towns declared “LGBT ideology free zones” have had EU funding applications rejected.
European Court of Human Rights to consider if Poland discriminates against same-sex couples
Dorota Pudzianowska
A legal scholar explains the cases and their possible implications.
Trybunał w Strasburgu sprawdzi, czy Polska dyskryminuje pary jednopłciowe
Dorota Pudzianowska Chodzi o pary, które są w związku od wielu lat, ale nie mogą korzystać z praw dostępnych dla małżeństw.
Polish courts annul “LGBT ideology-free zones”, finding they violate constitution
The commissioner for human rights’s office hailed the rulings as unprecedented.
Polish president proposes constitutional ban on same-sex adoption, calling it “enslavement”
Andrzej Duda also wants a law to prevent “hostile ideologies” from entering schools.
