However, the country still has the EU’s second-lowest score – above only Romania – in the annual Rainbow Map.
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Poland’s last anti-LGBT resolution repealed
Just a few years ago, around one third of the country’s area was covered by such resolutions.
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Almost half of LGBT workers in Poland afraid to come out to colleagues for fear of being treated differently
Poland’s figure was higher than the global average in an international study on LGBT workplace inclusion by Deloitte.
Justice minister orders release from prison of Polish nationalist who stole rainbow bag at LGBT march
“The court threw a young girl in prison because she protested against the promotion of homosexuality,” wrote Zbigniew Ziobro.
Polish court acquits driver of anti-LGBT van, finding homophobic slogans “true”
“Homosexuals much more often molest children” was among the slogans displayed on the van.
Poland vetoes EU LGBT statement and opposes domestic violence directive
The EU is “privileging homosexuals” while allowing the rights of Christians and other groups to be violated, argues Poland.
Poland’s children’s rights commissioner orders inspection of LGBT-friendly schools
Mikołaj Pawlak justified his decision by saying that “children must be protected from criminals”.
LGBT activists found guilty over attack on anti-LGBT van in Poland
Among then was Margot, whose pretrial detention in 2020 prompted mass protests.
Polish embassy “appalled” by German teaching material saying “Polish mother hates gays”
This “reproduces anti-Polish stereotypes that Poles hate homosexual people”, says Poland’s ambassador to Germany.
Polish TV station apologises over “What gender are you today?” joke to father of trans child
US-owned station TVN said that it “apologises to all our viewers, especially the LGBT+ community”.
Poland remains EU’s worst country for LGBT people finds rainbow ranking
“Hate speech by central government remained a serious issue,” wrote ILGA-Europe.
Court convicts women for “offending religious feelings” with rainbow Virgin Mary at LGBT march
One women was handed five months of community service and the other fined for displaying the “Rainbow Virgin Mary”.
To change your official gender in Poland you have to sue your parents, causing trauma for trans people
Anna-Gmiterek-Zabłocka
“It was a stressful, humiliating and dehumanising experience.”
“Significant human rights issues” in Poland, says US State Department
The report notes concerns over the rule of law, free speech, the treatment of migrants and ethnic minorities, LGBT rights, and access to sexual and reproductive health services.
