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The joyful and colorful celebration was tinged with fear of what the future holds for the rights of gay men, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender people after setbacks first in Russia and now in Hungary. Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski walked at the head of the parade in a sign of support for LGBT rights, joining thousands who were cheered on by others waving rainbow flags from apartment balconies and sidewalk cafes.īut that level of acceptance is not universal in Poland, a heavily Catholic, largely conservative nation.
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It was banned twice in its early years by a conservative mayor who feared it would promote homosexuality and last year it was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. The year’s Equality Parade came 20 years since the event was first held in the Polish capital. Gay Porn Star Arrested For Role In Jan.WARSAW, POLAND > The largest gay pride parade in central Europe took place again in Warsaw on Saturday for the first time in two years after a pandemic-induced break - and amid a backlash in Poland and Hungary against LGBT rights.Fergie Is Back On The Charts With A Huge New Hit Single.Sort Of.The Secret (and Spectacle) of Alyssa Edwards.Sinn Fein Majority in Northern Ireland Could Spark Pro-LGBTQ Shift.Texas Supreme Court Allows Investigations of Trans Kids' Parents to Resume.5 Hot Albums By LGBTQ Artists And Allies For Summer 2022.Newsmax host slammed for claiming being gay is Pete Buttigieg’s ‘full-time job’ Trump sent gay lackey Richard Grenell to Serbia in “possibly illegal” tripĪnti-LGBTQ politicians top list of members of Glenn Youngkin’s transition team “Because being yourself is not your ideology,” she added. “A Union where you can be who you are and love who you want - without fear of recrimination or discrimination. “I will not rest when it comes to building a union of equality,” von der Leyen said at the time. Von der Leyen previously slammed Poland’s “LGBT-free zones,” calling them “humanity-free zones” and saying they have “no place in our Union.”
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“Europe will never allow parts of our society to be stigmatised: be it because of whom they love, because of their age, their ethnicity, their political opinions, or their religious beliefs,” she said earlier this month. Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, has repeatedly spoken out against the rising levels of anti-LGBTQ intolerance in some EU member states. Related: Joe Biden criticizes ‘LGBT-free zones’ in Poland Polish Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro had called the EU’s pressure “an attack on Poland and local governments, saying it “amounted to blackmail.” Texas Supreme Court Allows Investigations of Trans Kids’ Parents to Resume Led by anti-LGBTQ populist Viktor Orban and his right-wing Law and Justice party, the country does not legally recognize transgender people or same-sex relationships, or allow same-sex couples to adopt children. The resolutions had largely been symbolic ammunition for Poland’s culture war. Related: EU declared “LGBTIQ freedom zone” to counter Poland’s “LGBT-free” citiesĪ few of those regions have since repealed the “LGBT-free” zones, after the European Commission threatened to pull up to $150 million in funding. Image: FacebookĮarlier this year, the European Union launched legal action against Poland due to the country’s worsening attitudes towards LGBTQ people.ĭozens of regions and municipalities have introduced so-called “LGBT-free zones,” declaring that LGBTQ people are not welcome within their boundaries and considering LGBTQ rights to be a form of “propaganda” that runs counter to the right-wing government’s attempts to promote family structure and increase birth rates. The far-right nationalist group streamed the display of hate on Facebook, showing attendees repeatedly treading and deliberately wiping their feet on the flag while perusing merchandise at All-Poland’s booth. Footage from the event, which featured an estimated 100,000 people, captured attendees at a booth for All-Poland Youth wiping their feet on a Pride flag.