π΅π± Poland has been cracking down on #LGBT+ rights.
π³οΈβπ We've seen the creation of "LGBT-free zones" - and now lawmakers are debating a proposed βStop LGBT" law that would ban Pride parades.
β οΈ Here's why communities are worried. π§΅
π³οΈβπ We've seen the creation of "LGBT-free zones" - and now lawmakers are debating a proposed βStop LGBT" law that would ban Pride parades.
β οΈ Here's why communities are worried. π§΅
πͺπΊ Poland could be the worst country to be #LGBT+ in the EU, according to @ILGAEuropeβs Rainbow Map.
π΅π± The country doesnβt allow:
π Same-sex marriage
π¨βπ¨βπ§ Adoption
π Non-binary gender recognition
πͺ Trans people to serve in the military
π΅π± The country doesnβt allow:
π Same-sex marriage
π¨βπ¨βπ§ Adoption
π Non-binary gender recognition
πͺ Trans people to serve in the military
π¬ However, homosexuality is legal.
π©Έ Gay and bisexual men can also donate blood.
πΌ Employment discrimination based on sexual orientation is banned.
π©Έ Gay and bisexual men can also donate blood.
πΌ Employment discrimination based on sexual orientation is banned.
π More than 100 Polish municipalities & regions have declared themselves βLGBT-ideology free zonesβ since 2019.
πΈ This prompted the EU to threaten to hold back funds from these areas.
βοΈ Some European towns also voted to cut their twinning ties.
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πΈ This prompted the EU to threaten to hold back funds from these areas.
βοΈ Some European towns also voted to cut their twinning ties.
openlynews.com/i/?id=dcca0708β¦
π The pressure led to at least four Polish regions repealing their "LGBT-free" resolutions.
Itβs a small but important step. π
Itβs a small but important step. π
π£ Last week, Polish MPs debated new legislation called βStop LGBT".
β It would ban Pride parades and other public gatherings deemed to βpromoteβ same-sex relationships.
π³οΈβπ Conservative activists submitted the proposed law to parliament, but it is still being discussed.
β It would ban Pride parades and other public gatherings deemed to βpromoteβ same-sex relationships.
π³οΈβπ Conservative activists submitted the proposed law to parliament, but it is still being discussed.
βοΈ More young Polish #LGBT+ people are fleeing the country for more queer-friendly cities.
π¬ "I'm safer here than in Poland," said 26-year-old Fifi Kuncewicz, who now lives in Berlin. π©πͺ
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π¬ "I'm safer here than in Poland," said 26-year-old Fifi Kuncewicz, who now lives in Berlin. π©πͺ
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π The EU launched its first-ever strategy to protect LGBT+ rights in 2020.
π³ Its parliament also symbolically declared the bloc an "LGBTIQ Freedom Zoneβ earlier this year in response to events in Poland.
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π³ Its parliament also symbolically declared the bloc an "LGBTIQ Freedom Zoneβ earlier this year in response to events in Poland.
openlynews.com/i/?id=1dc1a99fβ¦
πͺπΊ Do you think the EU is doing enough to protect #LGBT+ rights in Poland? π
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