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# Polish activists sued by ‘LGBTQ+ free’ zones
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/polish-activists-sued-by-lgbtq-free-zones/
- Published: 2021-07-29T14:15:52.000Z
- Updated: 2021-07-29T10:11:06.000Z
- Description: A group of activists who created the Atlas of Hate have been sued by a handful of so-called ‘LGBTQ+ free’ zones in Poland.
- Author: Rachel Badham
- Tags: News, Politics, All Out, Andrzej Duda, Eu, LGBTQ, LGBTQ+ free zones Poland, Poland

A group of LGBTQ+ activists in Poland have been sued by a handful of so-called ‘LGBTQ+ free’ zones for creating an interactive map, otherwise known as the [Atlas of Hate](https://atlasnienawisci.pl/?ref=scenemag.co.uk), detailing which areas in the country have anti-queer regulations in place. The red zones of the map illustrate regions in Poland that are officially LGBTQ+ free zones, with the activists now coming under attack from some of these areas.

![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/poland-lgbt-free-zones-1.jpg)

LGBTQ+ free zones in Poland

[All Out](https://go.allout.org/en/a/atlas-of-hate/?utm%5Fsource=twitter&utm%5Fmedium=social%5Forganic&utm%5Fcampaign=atlas-of-hate) has started a fund to help the group prepare for the legal battle, saying: *“A group of four brave activists has been charting these regions of hate with an interactive map, bringing international attention to this vile attack on the human rights of LGBTQ+ Poles…This is an outrageous attack on freedom of speech and the right of the activists to pursue their legitimate and important human rights work.”*

Poland has shown increased hostility towards the LGBTQ+ community since the [re-election](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/polands-anti-lgbtq-president-re-elected/) of anti-LGBTQ+ president, Andrzej Duda, last year, whose discriminatory policies breach the codes laid out in European Charter of Fundamental Rights. There are now over 100 LGBTQ+ free zones in Poland, which have all signed pledges agreeing to ‘oppose acts of tolerance’ towards the queer community.

![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/poland-lgbt-rights.jpg)