A 51-year-old woman has been arrested in Poland after distributing images of Our Lady of Czestochowa (Virgin Mary), edited to include the rainbow colours of the LGBTI+ flag. Police entered Elzbieta Podlesna’s Warsaw apartment on Monday morning, reportedly finding several copies of the image. Prosecutors ordered the raid on the apartment after finding the image […]
Poland’s first openly gay elected official has alleged he was assaulted whilst attending an LGBT equality parade in Warsaw over the weekend. Robert Biedron from the Liberal Palikot’s Movement Party, has been vocal about his support for the queer community since his election in 2011. He was not a figurehead for the march. The incident […]
Despite rampant opposition from conservatives, Poland is moving towards legalising commitment ceremonies for the LGBT community. The legislation will be passed by Poland’s ruling centre-right party, Platforma Obywatelska. Although the East European country has no plans to legalise gay marriage, such steps have been seen as a significant move towards equality for the Polish LGBT […]
