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UNDER THREAT: Council Of Europe “concerned” For Safety And Rights Of LGBT+ People Of Poland
“Sexual orientation has become a polarising issue in Polish society”
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The Council of Europe is conducting a “fact-finding” mission of LGBT+ issues faced in Poland… Finally
After years of reports of how bad things have gotten for LGBT+ people in Poland, the Council of Europe, the continent’s “leading human rights organisation” is to send an investigation team on a “fact-finding” mission to find out about the issues facing LGBT+ people in the country. LGBT+ people living in Poland have become increasingly […]
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Polish police seen kneeling on the neck of LGBT+ activist during a street protest
LGBT+ campaigners in Poland have taken to the streets after a leading activist was given a two-month prison sentence. Earlier this week, the LGBT+ activist was also detained for 48 hours after taking a picture with a rainbow flag in front of a statue of Jesus Christ. Hundreds of LGBT+ people and their allies took […]
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The EU’s most anti-LGBT+ leader has been reelected in Poland
In a blow to LGBT+ rights activists in Poland, Andrzej Duda from the far-right wing Law and Justice Party has won the presidential election. However, he only won the election with a tiny majority, with only 51.2 per cent of the votes. Duda ran an electoral campaign which heavily vilified the LGBT+ community, calling it […]
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Poland’s President just signed an extremely anti-gay charter
It’s Pride month across the world, but that hasn’t deterred Poland‘s President Andrzej Duda signing one of the most anti-LGBT+ charters in the EU. The charter defends the “institution of marriage” which means that there is no acceptance of gay marriage. He’ll also refuses to accept allowing gay couples to adopt children and says that […]
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Poland is about to get its first TV commercial featuring a gay couple
Despite the backlash that the gay community is receiving in Poland, husbands Jakub and David are about to star in a TV advert for a condom brand. Durex in Poland has premiered a TV ad which featured Poland’s most famous gay couple, YouTubers, Jakub and Dawid. It’s part of a new campaign called “Loud In […]
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Husbands give out rainbow masks in Poland’s notorious “LGBT Free Zones”
“Watching so many people with rainbow masks on their faces in such areas, was absolutely worth it!”
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Pride In London is calling on the UK Government to intervene on the violation of LGBT+ rights in Poland
Pride in London is calling on the UK’s government to help safeguard LGBT+ rights in Poland, where over 100 Polish municipal or local governments have announced that they are “free from LGBTI ideology”. The UK’s largest Pride is calling on the Foreign Secretary, Dominic Rabb MP, to intervene directly to safeguard LGBT+ rights. Pride in […]
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This gay couple proposed 100 times on the streets of Poland to film people’s reactions
Proposing just the once can be nerve-racking enough but this Polish couple did it a whopping 100 times to see what public reactions were like.
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12 Places it’s never been illegal to be gay
Despite homosexuality being outlawed by most countries at some point in history, there are eleven countries and nations in which it has never been against the law to have sex with someone of the same sex. Many countries have never outlawed female same-sex relationships, however, male on male sexual activity has been outlawed in many […]
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Jakub and Dawid from Poland have just got married against all odds
Ahhh! So sweet, Jakub and Dawid, the internet sensations from Poland have got married in a stunning cliff side wedding in Madeira. Despite the criticism and homophobic they have faced in their homeland, Polish couple Jakub and Dawid have finally tied the knot, although not in their own country because Poland does not yet have same-sex marriage. In […]