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Måneskin on Italy’s defeated LGBTQ hate crime bill: ‘Everyone needs to stand up’
The Eurovision winners told Attitude at the BRITs: "Everyone needs to stand up."
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Polish PM accuses EU of ‘blackmail’ in fight over country’s laws
Poland has said it is being attacked by the EU, who it's clashed with over LGBTQ issues.
Culture Sexuality
Bialystok Pride: Polish LGBTQ people march defiantly in a city surrounded by ‘LGBT-free zones’
Dan Glass reports from Bialystok Pride in Poland, which was the scene of violence in 2019 after far-right extremists attacked the parade.
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Three more Polish regions renounce ‘LGBT-free zone’ status
The Małopolska, Lublin, and Podkarpackie regions follow Świętokrzyskie in backtracking on the declarations they made in 2019 after the threat of losing EU funding.
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Polish region abandons ‘LGBT-free zone’ status after EU’s threat to withhold funding
Homophobia costs!
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Pansexual model Patryk Lawry is proud to be part of Poland’s new queer generation
The rising star of the fashion world talks sexual freedom in the Attitude September Style Issue.
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EU begins legal action against Hungary over anti-LGBTQ law
The EU has also criticsed Poland for a "lack of co-operation" on getting more information on "LGBT free zones".
Culture Film & TV
Eurovision winners Måneskin kiss on stage in Poland in protest of homophobia
"Everybody should be able to do this without fear"
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French minister urges EU legal action on Polish LGBT-free zones
Clément Beaune, who came out as gay in December, was blocked from entering one of the zones this month
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Members of European Parliament vote to make European Union an ‘LGBTQI freedom zone’
"Authorities at all levels of governance across the EU should protect and promote equality and the fundamental rights of all, including LGBTIQ persons"
Culture Sexuality
Myth of the ‘Perfekt Pole:’ A Polish immigrant’s take on his nation’s LGBT-free zones
Opinion: Being different was the ultimate sin in Communist Poland, writes filmmaker Sebastian Strakowicz
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UK twinned towns urged to support Polish counterparts in ‘LGBT-free zones’
One example is Lincoln, twinned with the Polish city of Radomsko since 2007
Culture Sexuality
French minister Clément Beaune refused access to Poland ‘LGBT-free’ zone
"It is a decision that I deplore" says Beaune, who is gay
Culture Film & TV
Polish court acquits LGBTQ activists who put rainbow on Virgin Mary image
The trio were accused of “publicly insulting an object of religious worship in the form of this image which offended the religious feelings of others”
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French minister Clément Beaune comes out as gay, will fight Poland’s anti-LGBTQ zones
Secretary of State for European Affairs also promises to fight state homophobia in Hungary
Culture Film & TV
Slav 4 U: Meet the UK-based Polish drag collective fighting for their rights
"Political, funny and messy" drag? We're here for it.
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Poland’s ‘LGBT-free zones’: Open letter calling for end to hate in country signed by 50 diplomats
Amazing.
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Poland: Gay man brutally beaten by drunken thugs in broad daylight
Miłosz Miklaszewski spent two nights in hospital following the vicious, unprovoked attack in the city of Poznań.
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Polish police arrest 48 as thousands take to streets to protest arrest of LGBTQ activist
Authorities have been accused of using overly-aggressive measures in response to the demonstrations in Warsaw on Friday (7 August).
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Polish MPs make powerful show of LGBTQ solidarity as anti-gay president is sworn in
As self-proclaimed 'LGBT-free' zones spread across the country, LGBTQ people have at least a few allies in parliament.