General News Three Polish regions reverse anti-LGBTQ+ legislation Podkarpackie, Lubelskie and Malopolskie have repealed declarations to oppose LGBTQ+ equality after the EU threatened to axe funding. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News EU sends warning to Polish ‘LGBTQ+ free’ zones The EU has sent letters to five regional councils in Poland, urging them to discard their ‘LGBTQ+ free’ status or risk losing funding. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
Photo: Associated Press General News Poland holds two Pride marches Despite governmental hostility towards the LGBTQ+ community, Poland saw two Pride marches last weekend in Czestochowa and Gdansk. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Polish region votes to remain ‘LGBTQ+ free’ The council of Malopolska has voted to remain an LGBTQ+ free zone despite threats from the EU to cut billions worth of funding. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Polish activists sued by ‘LGBTQ+ free’ zones A group of activists who created the Atlas of Hate have been sued by a handful of so-called ‘LGBTQ+ free’ zones in Poland. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
Wojciech Wilk General News Mayor of Polish LGBTQ+ free town regrets signing pledge Wojciech Wilk said he is still trying to control the damage caused by signing an anti-LGBTQ+ pledge two years ago. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News French minister urges legal action over Poland’s LGBTQ+ free zones Clément Beaune has urged the EU to take legal action over Poland’s rising number of ‘LGBTQ+ free’ zones. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News EU declared LGBTQ+ freedom zone The EU has declared itself an LGBTQ+ freedom zone in response to Poland’s rising number of ‘LGBTQ+ free’ areas. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Polish town reverses anti-LGBTQ+ regulations Councillors in Nowa Dęba have voted to withdraw their pledge to ‘oppose all acts of tolerance’ towards the LGBTQ+ community, making it the first zone in the country to do so. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
Tomasz Rzymkowski General News Anti-LGBTQ+ MP appointed as Polish minister Tomasz Rzymkowski, a Polish MP who has spoke openly about his opposition to the LGBTQ+ community and same-sex marriage, has been promoted to deputy minister of education. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Krakow funds LGBTQ+ shelter Officials in Krakow, Poland, have funded a shelter for homeless LGBTQ+ people despite government hostility towards the queer community. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News French minister comes out as gay Clément Beaune, the French minister for European affairs, has come out as gay and vowed to fight anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric in Poland. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
