LGBTQ+ News Polish priest dismissed by Vatican following “drug-fuelled gay sex party” A Polish priest who was sentenced to 18 months in prison for hosting a “drug-fuelled gay sex party” has been dismissed by the Vatican. The incident took place in August 2023 in the south of Poland. According to local media the men took potency pills and drank alcohol before one of the guests lost co By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Sport Polish elite ski jumper Andrzej Stekala comes out as gay and mourns loss of his long-term partner on Instagram Andrzej Stekala, an elite ski jumper from Poland who won a World Championships bronze medal in 2021, has come out as gay on social media, in a post also mourning the loss of his long-term partner. Writing on Instagram on New Year’s Day, the sports star said: “I want you to meet my true self. […] By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Poland’s first LGBTQ+ museum opens its doors Poland’s first LGBTQ+ museum, which houses almost 150 artefacts offering a timeline of Poland’s LGBTQ movement’s struggle for recognition, opened its doors on Friday, December 6. Dubbed a landmark moment by a community still striving for full legal rights, the museum was set up by Polish LGBTQ+ righ By Graham Robson • 1 min read
News Polish government proposes bill to recognise same-sex partnerships The Polish government has proposed a bill that aim to recognise same-sex partnerships, Equality Minister Katarzyna Kotula has announced. Despite years of pressure from LGBTQ+ rights groups and the European Union, the Catholic country currently draws the line at same-sex unions. “It’s official! The d By Graham Robson • 1 min read
International News “A new beginning”. Polish LGBTQ+ activist responds to state TV apology for years of anti-LGBTQ+ propaganda An LGBTQ+ rights activist in Poland said Tuesday that he believes it’s a “new beginning” in Poland after a host on state television apologised on air for the homophobic propaganda aired by state media in recent years. “It took me by surprise,” said Bart Staszewski, one of two activists invited on ai By Graham Robson • 1 min read
International News After an eight-year ban, LGBTQ+ couples, including Jakub and Dawid, return to Polish national TV After an eight-year ban, LGBTQ+ couples returned to Polish national TV on January 6. Among them was famous gay couple Jakub and Dawid. Jakub was fired from Telewizja Polska seven years ago because he was gay. Now waving a rainbow flag on air, he had a pleasure to announce: “Homophobia is over on Pol By Graham Robson • 1 min read
International News LGBTQ+ activists found guilty over attack on anti-LGBTQ+ van in Poland Three LGBTQ+ activists have been sentenced for their role in an attack on a van used by a conservative group, Fundacja Pro, displaying images and slogans linking LGBTQ+ to paedophilia on the streets of Warsaw in June 2020. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
International News Amnesty responds to ‘Rainbow Halo’ case in Poland Amnesty International has responded to what it calls a ‘witch-hunt’ against Polish LGBTQ+ activists after ‘Rainbow Halo’ case By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts Love is NOT an Ideology Shocked by the plight of Poland’s LGBTQ+ community, London’s Zebra One Gallery and artist/activist Lapinus Morgan will launch the Love Is Not An Ideology (LINAI) exhibition on Tuesday, October 5, raising vital funds for the Polish charity Federacja Znaki Rownosci. By Contributor • 2 min read
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 Polish region votes to overturn anti-LGBTQ+ policies Lawmakers in Swietokrzyskie have voted unanimously to repeal 2019 regulations that declared the region an ‘LGBTQ+ free’ zone. 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
