March in Solidarity with Polish LGBTQ+ people this Saturday, October 24
Solidarity with Polish LGBTQI+ Brighton to host a Protest in Solidarity with Polish LGBTQ+ people on Saturday, October 24 from 1pm.
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European Olympic Committee insist the LGBTQ+ community will be protected in 2023 games
The European Olympic Committees (EOC) has responded to backlash about the 2023 European Games being held in Kraków – an LGBTQ+ free zone in Poland.
2023 European Games to be held in Polish LGBTQ+ free zone
European politicians have criticised the Olympics committee over the decision to let Kraków, Poland host the third international European Games after the city has become one of the country’s so called ‘LGBTQ+ free zones’.
Poland appoints anti-LGBTQ+ education minister
The Polish government has appointed anti-LGBTQ+ university professor and MP Przemyslaw Czarnek as the new education minister.
Polish leader blames LGBTQ+ activist for international backlash
Polish prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki has blamed LGBTQ+ activist Bart Staszewski, who organised a protest against the country’s LGBTQ+ free zones, for the global backlash the Polish government has received regarding their treatment of the queer community.
Diplomats sign open letter in solidarity with LGBTQ+ Poles
Political figureheads from over 50 countries have signed an open letter urging the Polish government to end their unjust treatment of the LGBTQ+ community in country.
Polish authorities deny persecuting LGBTQ+ people
Pawel Jablonski, Poland’s deputy foreign minister, has denied that the LGBTQ+ community are being persecuted in the country.