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.
Ursula von der Leyen
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 authorities deny persecuting LGBTQ+ people
Pawel Jablonski, Poland’s deputy foreign minister, has denied that the LGBTQ+ community are being persecuted in the country.
Nobel laureate refuses Polish honour due to LGBTQ+ rights debate
2018 Nobel Prize-winning writer Olga Tokarczuk has turned down the offer of honorary citizenship from Lower Silesia due to anti-LGBTQ+ attitudes in the area.
Thousands sign petition against Poland’s LGBTQ+ free zones
Nearly 350,000 have signed an All Out petition which demands action against the rise in ‘LGBTQ+ free’ zones in Poland.