Poland

Global News

Added on: 11/11/2021

Poland: Trio back in court over posters showing Virgin Mary with LGBT halo

11/10/2021

Three activists cleared in Poland earlier this year over posters depicting the Virgin Mary with an LGBT halo are back in court today. They were acquitted of…

Global News

Added on: 11/05/2021

Gay Polish politician asks SF supervisors to reinstate Lech Walesa street name

11/04/2021

A gay Polish politician is asking the San Francisco Board of Supervisors to reverse a street name change made seven years ago that saw a gay icon…

Global News

Added on: 11/02/2021

Watch: Activists in Poland are fighting back against so-called ‘LGBT-free zones’

11/01/2021

So-called ‘LGBT-free’ zones have made Poland the laughing stock of Europe. But it’s no joke for LGBTQ+ people who face physical attack and verbal abuse – even…

Global News

Added on: 10/29/2021

Polish parliament debates anti-LGBT legislative proposal

10/29/2021

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish lawmakers held an emotional debate Thursday on proposed legislation dubbed “Stop LGBT,” which would ban pride parades and other public gatherings deemed…

Global News

Added on: 10/11/2021

Poland’s LGBTQ+ community potentially at risk after court challenges primacy of EU laws

10/10/2021

On Thursday, the country’s constitutional tribunal ruled that the EU and some of its key treaty articles go against Poland’s own constitution. Back in March, the country’s…

Global News

Added on: 10/07/2021

“LGBT-Free” Declarations Repealed In Poland: A Step Forward? Or A Cruel Game?

10/07/2021

Last Monday, three Polish regional councils voted not to declare their provinces “LGBT-free zones” following the European Union’s threats to cut up to €126 million in funding…

Global News

Added on: 10/01/2021

Swiss vote highlights Europe’s east-west divide on gay marriage

09/30/2021

After Swiss voters overwhelmingly backed same-sex marriage in a referendum on Sunday, LGBT groups in the country hailed a “historic day” for Switzerland. But the Swiss vote also…

Global News

Added on: 09/28/2021

Three Polish regions repeal ‘LGBT-free zone’ declarations

09/27/2021

WARSAW -Three Polish regional councils voted on Monday to repeal motions declaring their provinces “LGBT-free zones,” state-run news agency PAP reported, after the European Union threatened to…

Global News

Added on: 09/23/2021

Polish region scraps anti-LGBT motion after EU threatens to cut funds

09/22/2021

A Polish province on Wednesday annulled a motion opposing “LGBT ideology” after the European Union threatened to pull funding, Polish state news agency PAP reported. Numerous local…

Global News

Added on: 09/22/2021

Berlin becomes a magnet for LGBT+ Poles fleeing homophobia at home

09/21/2021

When conservative politicians started making anti-LGBT+ speeches on the campaign trail, Piotr Kalwaryjski, a gay man from western Poland, decided it was time to pack up and…

Global News

Added on: 09/15/2021

‘Showing Its Teeth’: EU’s Path to a Showdown Over LGBTQ Rights

09/14/2021

The European Union has a dismal track record when it comes to disciplining countries within its ranks. But this month it opened several new fronts in its…

Global News

Added on: 09/06/2021

2023 European Games host Council refusal to withdraw anti-LGBT resolution puts EU funding at risk

09/05/2021

The Council in Malopolska, which includes Kraków, has voted to re-affirm its status as an “LGBT-free zone”, despite the European Union (EU) threatening to remove billions of…

Global News

Added on: 09/04/2021

Poland’s chief rabbi: ‘LGBTQ+-free zones is against Halacha’

9/3/21

“Creating LGBTQ+ free zones is against Halacha,” Poland’s Chief Rabbi Michael Schudrich said at the kickoff for The Agudah – The Association for LGBTQ+ Equality in Israel’s…

Global News

Added on: 09/02/2021

OPINION: Social media is a weapon of mass LGBT+ destruction that must be disarmed

08/31/2021

Pride month ended this year with Europe divided. A rainbow curtain now cuts across the European Union, with Hungary’s anti-LGBT+ law just the latest sign of an…

Global News

Added on: 08/26/2021

People ‘anxious to go home’ to Poland amid anti-LGBT regime

08/25/2021

Polish people living in Merseyside have revealed they are anxious about returning to their home country. Maciej, who lives in Southport, and Wiktoria, who lives in Liverpool,…

Global News

Added on: 08/22/2021

Two LGBT marches held in Poland under heavy police security

08/21/2021

Parades for LGBT rights took place under heavy police presence Saturday at the foot of Catholic Poland’s most revered monastery in Czestochowa, in the south, and in…

Global News

Added on: 08/20/2021

Polish region wants to remain an ‘LGBT-free’ zone despite risking millions in EU funds

08/19/2021

This week a Polish regional council has voted to remain an “LGBT-free zone” despite a warning from the European Union that it could lose funding. Numerous local…

Global News

Added on: 08/02/2021

Poland attacks German justice system over fine for anti-gay article

08/01/2021

Poland has accused Germany’s justice system of putting European standards at risk after a Cologne court fined a Polish theologian for an article describing gay people in…

Global News

Added on: 07/27/2021

Poland’s heinous ‘LGBT-free zones’ sue the defiant activists fighting back against their hate

07/26/2021

In late 2019, Polish activists began compiling an interactive map of the country’s ‘LGBT-free zones’. Within these towns and cities, the promotion of so-called ‘LGBT+ ideology’ is…

Global News

Added on: 07/20/2021

Polish LGBTQ activists refuse to be silenced by lawsuits

07/19/2021

Our family charters are not against any group,” Nikodem Bernaciak told DW from the offices of the Ordo Iuris Institute in Warsaw. On July 20, in Ostroleka,…

Global News

Added on: 07/17/2021

E.U. takes action against Hungary, Poland over anti-LGBTQ measures

7/16/21

The European Commission has started legal action against Hungary after the country passed a law that bans sharing content in schools that seemingly endorses gay and transgender…

Global News

Added on: 07/01/2021

Poland could face legal action over its controversial ‘LGBT+ free zones’

06/29/2021

The European Commission is studying the possibility of legal action against Poland over its “LGBT-free zones” in some towns, several EU sources have said. As the “guardian…

Global News

Added on: 06/23/2021

Polish education minister says LGBT march ‘insult to public morality’

06/23/2021

Poland’s education minister said on Wednesday a march held in support of equal rights for LGBT people was an “insult to public morality” and questioned whether participants…

Global News

Added on: 06/22/2021

EU warns Hungary and Poland it will take action if they keep violating democratic standards

06/22/2021

BRUSSELS — The European Union’s executive branch warned Hungary and Poland Tuesday that it will take action if they continue to violate the 27-nation bloc’s democratic standards,…

Global News

Added on: 06/20/2021

Warsaw Gay Pride Parade Back After Backlash, Pandemic

6/19/21

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 —…

Global News

Added on: 06/19/2021

The Unorthodox Priest Leading Poland’s Fight for LGBTQ Rights

6/18/21

This year, like every year for the past 20, Szymon Niemiec will wear a rainbow-colored stole at the Equality Parade in the Polish capital of Warsaw on…

Global News

Added on: 06/02/2021

New foundation seeks to help LGBT rights movement in Poland

06/01/2021

A Nobel laureate, a Netflix star and a fashion model are among the board members who helped launch an initiative Tuesday to raise money for LGBT rights…

Global News

Added on: 06/01/2021

Dirco silent on homophobia row as SA embassy refuses to affirm gay rights in Poland

05/31/2021

For the past eight years, South African diplomats in Poland have signed an annual letter alongside other embassies affirming gay rights in one of the most homophobic…

Global News

Added on: 05/21/2021

Serbia Mulls Sacking Ambassador for Supporting Poland’s LGBT community

05/20/2021

Serbian Foreign Minister Nikola Selakovic stated that the Belgrade government is considering the recall of its Warsaw Ambassador, Nikola Zurovac, who signed a letter of support to…

Global News

Added on: 05/12/2021

Warsaw to run shelter for LGBT+ people

05/11/2021

Warsaw will open an intervention hostel for LGBT+ people who have become homeless. The establishment of the hostel comes at a time when the Polish state has…