The proposed law would allow any two unmarried adults, regardless of their gender, to enter a registered partnership at a registry office.
The proposed law would allow any two unmarried adults, regardless of their gender, to enter a registered partnership at a registry office.
“Warsaw is also a city with a queer history and a queer identity,” says the deputy mayor.
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LGBT rights groups expressed concern at the decision, noting that most anti-LGBT resolutions remain in place.
The ruling is likely to have consequences for anti-discrimination rules in Poland regarding self-employed workers and sexual orientation.
Åšwidnik was one of the first places in Poland to declare itself “free from LGBT ideology”.
“We are the Black Eyed Peas… We are not the Black Eyed PiS,” said the group’s lead singer Will.I.am.
The singer’s decision has been welcomed by many fans but also criticised by some commentators for perceived double standards.
Inclusion in the Atlas of Hate, which tracks anti-LGBT resolutions, had “damaged the good name of the country”, argued local authorities.
The ruling – which is the first of its kind in Poland – is seen as a landmark in a country that is ranked as the EU’s worst for LGBT people.
The European Commission wants the rights of same-sex parents to be recognised across the EU, but Poland is opposed.
A child who does not identify with their assigned sex needs to be helped, not reinforced in making an “anthropological error”, says PrzemysÅ‚aw Czarnek.
JarosÅ‚aw KaczyÅ„ski, the head of Poland’s ruling party, renewed his criticism of the LGBT community.
The gay couple who brought the case say the ruling shows that same-sex marriages are not barred under the constitution.
“Rainbow Friday” (TÄ™czowy PiÄ…tek) is held every year in October, with school authorities able to decide whether to take part.