Parades of Equality

[Bonobo]

Warsaw 2011

Tufta, did you attend?

[valpomike]

Who needs this, we don't, nor does Poland. Keep this inside, without us all having to see it.

Mike

[Bonobo]

Jun 12, 2011 13:38:19 GMT 1 valpomike said:

Keep this inside, without us all having to see it.
Mike

That is Poland, too. You can`t hide or run away from it.













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[uncltim]

This sums it up for me. thepossumposse.bandcamp.com/track/whats-goin-on-with-grandpa Pjotr may enjoy the music. They have a Mojo Nixon quality that I always enjoy.

[Bonobo]

Thousands take part in Warsaw Equality Parade
12.06.2016 13:48
Some 10,000 people took part in an Equality Parade in the Polish capital on Saturday, campaigning for LGBT rights.
Austrian MEP Ulrike Lunacek, who attended the parade, said: “Poles showed the world what the struggle for freedom and solidarity looks like. […] We are here to say to your government that love and freedom is for all.”

Poland is one of a handful of countries where same-sex unions are not recognised.

The parade, the 16th time the event was organised, presented 12 equality demands. These included an obligation for the state to “protect its citizens from discrimination and exclusion”, “strengthening legal protection from hate speech and hate crimes” and protecting the “right of all citizens to civil union and marriage”.

This year, a record number of diplomatic missions signed a letter of support for the demands of the parade. The letter was handed to the Government Commissioner for Civil Society and Equal Treatment.

“The support given to us by the embassies every year pleases us. This is living proof and a clear sign that the fight for human rights has a global dimension. Especially that the letter was signed by the representatives of the countries from four different continents,” said a spokesperson for the parade.

Latvia, Lithuania and Poland were recently ranked the three worst countries in terms of gay rights in the European Union, according to the Rainbow Europe think-tank.

The parade on Saturday, which was marred in recent years by the presence of right-wing activists, was closely watched by police.

2016 Parades in a few cities

[Bonobo]

Krakow 2017
































Protest by catholic and nationalist organisations

[pjotr]

Dear Bonobo,

I see this thread and am very concerned, Poland seems to be taken over by Nancy's, poof's, Queers, fairies, pansy's, queens, Muff Divers, Kiki's, Gillette Blade's, f*g**ts, fruits, Backgammon player's, Mary's, Shirt lifter's, Molly and tommy, Ginger beer, Camp, d**es, poofters, f*gs and bull d**es.

Amsterdam must fear the competition from Warsaw, Tel Aviv, Cape town and Kraków.

Cheers,
Pieter

[pjotr]

[pjotr]

LGBT rights in Poland



Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons in Poland may face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. Both male and female same-sex sexual activity are legal in Poland, but same-sex couples and households headed by same-sex couples are not eligible for the same legal protections available to opposite-sex couples. Homosexuality was never illegal under Polish law, and Poland was one of the first countries to avoid punishing homosexuality in early modern era. This was formally codified in 1932, and Poland introduced an equal age of consent for homosexuals and heterosexuals, which was set at 15. Poland is one of few countries where sexually active gay and bisexual men are not legally restricted from donating blood. However, there are incidents of discrimination against gay blood donors.


Para kobiet uwieczniona na jednej z 30 fotografii kampanii społecznej „Niech nas zobaczą”

Many left-wing political parties (Alliance of the Democratic Left, Labour Union, Social Democracy, Palikot's Movement and others) support the gay rights movement and are in favour of appropriate changes in legislation. Individual voices of support can also be heard from the liberal right in the Civic Platform (Platforma Obywatelska).



en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Poland
pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sytuacja_prawna_i_spo%C5%82eczna_os%C3%B3b_LGBT_w_Polsce

[Bonobo]

Equality parade marches through Warsaw
04.06.2017 12:52
Thousands of LGBT campaigners took part in an Equality Parade in the Polish capital, Warsaw, on Saturday.

The parade was aimed to raise awareness of the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Poland.

According to the organisers of this year's parade – held for the 17th time – some 50,000 people took part.

Meanwhile, police said some 13,000 people marched the streets of Warsaw, walking along Jerusalem Avenue in the city centre and ending at the temporary “Equality village”, set up on Zawisza Square.

Dozens of organisations took part in the parade. These included the left-wing Razem party, the Polish Green Party, Amnesty International and search giant Google.

The participants flew rainbow-coloured flags and flags of the European Union.

In May, a study by ILGA-Europe, an organisation campaigning for political, legal and social change to the treatment of LGBTQ people, gave Poland 18 out of a possible 100 points, putting it just one spot ahead of equal-last placed Latvia and Lithuania in terms of rights of sexual minorities. (rg)























First this woman protested loudly and was pulled off by the police. Later they let her go and she joined the parade, marching with others, without any brawls.