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Poland’s first LGBTQ+ museum opens its doors

Graham Robson December 7, 2024

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+ rights group Lambda and is the first of […]

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Krakow funds LGBTQ+ shelter

Rachel Badham January 4, 2021

Officials in Krakow, Poland, have funded a shelter for homeless LGBTQ+ people despite government hostility towards the queer community.

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Update: Polish LGBTQ+ activist says rainbow light show isn’t sufficient

Rachel Badham November 19, 2020

Polish LGBTQ+ activist, Bartosz Staszewski, says the recent light show – which saw multiple Polish cities illuminate buildings with rainbow lights – isn’t sufficient to support the oppressed LGBTQ+ community in the country.

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Polish cities lit up rainbow in solidarity with LGBTQ+ citizens

Rachel Badham November 18, 2020

Multiple Polish cities, including the capital of Warsaw, illuminated major buildings with rainbow lights as a symbol of support for the country’s oppressed LGBTQ+ community.

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Police clash with anti-LGBTQ+ protestors in Poland

Rachel Badham November 14, 2020

On Wednesday November 11, thousands joined an annual far-right anti-LGBTQ+ ‘independence march’ in Warsaw, Poland, which saw violence break out between protestors and the police.

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Poland proposes bill to ban Pride events

Rachel Badham November 14, 2020

A bill called ‘Stop LGBT’ was submitted to the Polish parliament on Monday, November 9 by the Life and Family Foundation after amassing over 200,000 signatures of support.

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