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Suicides in Poland have increased amid country’s anti-LGBT bills, research states
The paper has drawn parallels of the effects of Poland's “LGBT-free zones” to proposed “bathroom bills” across the USA
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Black Eyed Peas reflect on wearing rainbow armbands in Poland: ‘Queer rights are human rights’
"Wearing rainbow armbands on stage was our way of sending a very clear, unmistakable message"
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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.
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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".
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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"
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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
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French minister Clément Beaune refused access to Poland ‘LGBT-free’ zone
"It is a decision that I deplore" says Beaune, who is gay
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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
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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.