Sunday, July 04, 2021

US Embassy in Warsaw Publishes Video Condemning LGBT Hate

BBC: The US embassy in Warsaw has published a video pushing back against anti-LGBT messages posted on its social accounts.

The clip, titled #WordsMatter, shows members of the Polish LGBT community reading hateful comments left on posts about equality.

The video comes at the end of pride month against a backdrop of rising discrimination in the country.

Poland's right-wing president Andrzej Duda ran for election last year on a platform condemning LGBT "ideology".

A swathe of towns and regions across the country have passed resolutions declaring themselves "LGBT-free zones" in recent years.

While the resolutions are largely symbolic - they reflect deepening hostility faced by LGBT people nationally and have sparked international condemnation. » | Thursday, July 1, 2021