Lifestyle. But 1st homophobia is on the rise in poland much of it sanctioned by both the state and the church. The stone wall in new york city 51 years ago on the 28th of june 1969 this bar popular with manhattans gay and Lesbian Community was raided by police and event which led to days of angry protests against the state indorsed persecution of homosexuals today annual gay pride marches take place worldwide in on or of that uprising many countries have now recognize the rights of homosexuals but theres still a long way to go in poland for example homophobia is on the rise. And a road sign designed to name and shame its a protest against nearly 100 polish towns that have declared them. Selves free of what they call ideology. And i post these photos online to strikes after which communities have opted to be l g b t free zones or the. Filmmaker bots the chefs he is himself gay he travels to the places where people like him arent welcome would you but they dont need to use these signs to trigger debates over l g b c the photos are emotive designed to make people think about whether these resolutions are necessary. Bart has published a map highlighting the zone where gays and lesbians arent welcome it covers nearly one 3rd of poland 5 out of the countrys 16 regions the resolutions passed by the towns arent actually binding but its clear theres no room here for rainbow colors. No doubt but if its a good idea we dont need to generally havior our sexual love normalities. This is a Catholic Christian area l g b t or whatever you call it is the jungle when we have next huge paedophiles. But a few. Homo phobia is especially entrenched in polands conservative south east. But even in worldly warsaw scenes like this one are highly unusual to Women Holding hands in public. And i gotta are a couple and dont want to hide it but living openly as homosexuals isnt easy even here in the capital. We want to just go we always feel afraid of it. But i think is women its a little bit easier for us. Were not safe either. But for men Holding Hands is completely out of the question and poland. They got married in berlin but in poland theyre still considered single homophobia is officially encouraged. Me all my love and me and she happens to be a woman and she loves me im a woman so thats enough to be a 2nd class citizen here. Thats not every day we have to be great its like we have to come out every day again and again and again go tell us it was a man even set his dog on me once. He gave me an evil look and he insulted me. Walk them. Angry residents in the city of poets shout in protest at a march supporting homosexuals such marches are becoming more common publish the site is divided. If any so it was said if they see this in front of me and show it in public that bothers me as long as i dont see it i couldnt care less they just shouldnt do it in public poland will never be a tolerant country record how can i tell a child that 2 men kissing is something normal. 15 year old young. Could confronts the protesters hes been hailed as a hero online by those who oppose homosexuality. He says a prayer against what he feels is evil. During these marches theres a Significant Police presence in the north. Christ died for sin and theyre insulting this christ. And actually it doesnt matter whether its here and whats more so or get down in our opinion these kinds of excesses should be banned going on there was a chance to haha is one of the biggest places of catholic kolgrim edge in poland. At this gathering pilgrims are praying for their family values to be upheld. Homosexuals need to recognise their weakness for you and i think get treated pray for healing. Thats what you should do just those people just want to justify themselves to justify sin and it is a sin right so to me defending these people would be justifying sins without them. That a legit sin is embodied by couples like him ilya and i got one is a lawyer the other a journalist they want to live openly as lesbians but its not always possible. I was in a store recently and i wanted to say that my wife attacked me to go shopping. But then i thought my life to save my wife. Anyone else wouldnt even think about it. They have made one decision. They plan to stay in poland and fight for their rights and for greater tolerance but they say many of their homosexual friends have already given up the fight and left poland behind. And now from next report. We. In japan he proves that it is possible to remain true to oneself even in a largely conformist society. If he loses just one of his many talents here in the bustling district. Is known for strutting his stuff. But theres a whole lot more to his story than meets the eye. Nobody should be and all of me just because im a monk i dont need to hide the fact that i. Know every look at whatever your personality or your job is. To you but only those who respect themselves are respected by others. For him about the universe. The narrowly defined. No matter what your identity is he believes a life filled with light and love is for everyone. Is a Buddhist Monk as a child he realized he didnt fit into a neat definition of gender. Played with doubts about his identity he sought spiritual guidance. When i used to associate monks with traditional images but as i am barked on the learning process that changed i can be who i am. One of the higher up monks told me. Who does and wants to free all people in the same way just as the moon sheds light on all who look up i mean that started in this. Place and now this monk is fully embraced 2 years combining your spiritual duties with his job as a makeup artist. And it doesnt stop there golden she more or is also an l g b t q activist. Knowing from childhood what it feels like to not fit in. The physical as a kid i would dress up as a princess i wore my moms mini skirt around my neck and dance to music from beauty and the beast code it was a girl i used to say no good and i give up on the idea of shaving my head was the exact opposite of what i wanted to do anything other than and there. His parents have always supported him after completing school in japan he moved to the United States where he studied art he didnt feel he could live authentically in japan fearing he would have to sweep who he really was under the carpet that said in recent times more japanese are starting to question traditional gender stereotypes. And you want to get many people in japan still cant accept it but speaking so openly about your sexuality does help to challenge backward thinking. I like the fact that he does his own thing i may be over 80 but honestly its high time for your budget i can tell you that. I think affected his skills in new york and los angeles. Hes even allowed to do his mothers makeup. Now true for. Now though he played. As a child initially more could have inherited the position of buddhist priest from his father but it wasnt until his mid twentys that he had any desire to do so and then he chose to undergo official buddhist training. Secure and happy in his individual identity. In the United States nishimura was finally free to embrace his love of make up for him it offered a chance to address the full dimension of his identity. Or that even as a kid i wanted to bigger eyes. Thats how i got into make up that thought allows you to be a different person. Gives you courage and filled you with hope about what is. The creator or not or. You knew early on that he was different to other people traditional color classifications like blue for boys and think for girls seemed strange to him he expressed himself through illustrations. Someone once told me that homosexuality was natural that made me question why i even exist but the very fact im different makes me look like a missing puzzle piece a part of the whole versity of this kind is just nice. That. These days as he moves through shibuya he feels free no longer filled with shame. This journey toward self love is the subject of the book hes working on at the moment. But his message of tolerance does not get spread everywhere in japan. But it was. Because im just i dont think japan is ready to accept this kind of lifestyle but i personally think its really good that there are people like him. Even if you. Think of extraordinary and buddhist priest. For him life is about having the courage to accept who you are. And finding pleasure and meaning in earthly as well as spiritual pursuits. Everyone has the right to accept themselves for who they are on our Facebook Page d w women you can find more stories about people who are standing up for their rights and inspiring others to do the say d. W. Women gives a voice to women everywhere. Our planet is home to around a 1000000000 shape most of them live in asia followed by africa and australia and new zealand one of the most important products our shabby friends give us is their wool in 29 seen around 1100000 tons of refined world were produced globally. The leading produces are australia china the us and new zealand together they make up around 70 percent of the Global Markets and they all boast vast herds of thousands of. Germany cant compete with that its sheep farming industry is on the decline and its herds are getting smaller. A flock of sheep blazing in the shade. The 1st lambs of the year have arrived and so shepherd florian pis has brought his animals to rest in a green patch between warehouses and factories in the industrial ruhr area in western germany. Normally he keeps his flock on the move hes one of the few shepherds left in the country. There are around a 1000 professional shepherds left in germany thats not so many really i dont know many young people who want to do this job ill continue to do it with passion until i have to step down its certainly a dying profession that nobody wants to do you dont make much money you just dont get rich doing your. The sheep are eventually sold for their meat but municipalities also pay shepherds to have their flocks graze on public land. But wool has become a losing business these days sales dont even cover the costs of having the sheep sheared so that some of you before merino wool. Have merino sheep because they still have the best quality wool i get over a euro per kilo. And colleagues of mine who have other breeds get a lot less they get 45. 00 to 0. 65 per kilo. Of some of them dont sell it any more choosing to burn the world or toss it instead. Theyre going to. His wool goes to china where its processed and ends up in bedding upholstery carpets and other textile products some of these end up back on the European Market where theyre sold at high prices that make spaghetti pappa furious as to talent its totally absurd buyers here purchase the wall and send it all the way to china for washing and it sent to paris where its packaged and suddenly Everyone Wants it. Gives it papa is a selftaught tailor. She initially trained to be a dental assistant now shes a businesswoman with a passion for wool she calls her products mosel tweed. And fanfan have im a friend of harris tweed which is also so i wondered whether the wall from the sheep in our region was also suitable for fabric and it turns out that its very suitable for cloth and at that point i told myself that id do my best to save local wool one. The cloth is made in germany soley from will out of the region she already has about 100 meters in stock the company produces vests caps and sport coats from the material. So most assigns. Have to receive support from the back and failed Spinning Wheel in a globalized textile market producing fabric regionally is difficult the production costs are too high the quantities too low. For wool is processed here died and spun into yarn. Wool from german sheep barely plays a role in the international market. Because. We get our will from all over the world from new Zealand Australia and south america also from england. Depending on the requirements we have to meet we get our wool from everywhere on foot in bali on. This mill receives only about 10 tonnes of wool from germany each month compared to that 220. 00 tons it gets from new zealand wool from down under is pure and wool from other places its softer and cheaper too because its produced very efficiently the vatican felt spinning male wants to promote local wool but has no illusions about the future of wool from germany have always wanted to sadly consumers today are not willing to pay higher prices at the retail level theyre more interested in getting new products faster they want to see trends in changes in fashion so the cost has to be low it would be nice if people could change their priorities and still. Get a pappa remains enthusiastic about her wool in fabric it may be expensive but demand from high quality sustainable fashion is growing her mission is to eventually produce quantities approaching 10000 metres of her muzzle tweet. I dont want yes as my primary goal is to find imitators kind of i dont want to earn millions and i want satisfied employees and i want to know that i have enough to live on at the end of the month and id like everyone in the value chain all those who are helping out to enjoy working with me and feel like theyre being paid fairly for their contribution to the at just. This weekend global idea as we look at the mountains of trash which are becoming a thorn in the side of pretty much every corner of opulent it in south africas Nelson Mandela bay piles of rubbish are a blight on the poorest districts in particular but people that have come up with some Great Solutions reporter Stephanie Byrne headed back to find out. And on 10. 00 agree bamma are grieving for their children the 4 youngsters died at the start of this year while playing out in the legal garbage dump like all the children here do. They live in the township of motherwell your quarters about. The women but its their children go clothes and buy toxic substances in the garbage for years local people have been asking the authorities to address the problem and manuela opposed to it so painful we always try to stop other kids from playing on his area but theres no way of keeping the children safe none of the parents can do anything about this place. I thought the municipalities fault was they failed us even though and. Even after our laws they failed to at least what they promised to do. So im going to be a little. Bit. More than a quarter of a century has passed since apartheid ended but the South African government still hasnt managed to equip all the townships with power Running Water and a functioning Waste Disposal and sanitation system. The local authorities are aware of the problem but theyre chronically underfunded. 2 years ago they declared a war on waste 50 illegal waste dumps were transformed into parks and playgrounds like this one. But the spokesman for the Municipal Authority into buns he. Says local residents also have a role to play. So frank were having a tenet of being where we are. Trying so hard to miss pushing the message that that talk to all communities to make them understand that you all knew your own neighborhoods you know a neighbor not government. Its a bad message between us and you want to take it off you own it but what it can work for us if you dont work with us the nearby warmer township home 260000 people offers one example of what can be done here gardener called on he says he will take launched a move freely project with the help of a Nonprofit Organization he transformed and illegal garbage dump into a vegetable garden the vegetables so well in the neighborhood the income from sales allows seaward to employ 5 local men as gardeners. First of all this garden helps to keep the environment clean because people no longer dump garbage here but it also helps the community by providing jobs in order for the garden to grow and succeed i need people to help now the garden provides a source of income and food. That will ignite. A number of commune. Based initiatives are working with local people in walmart to prevent the township from drowning in. One of them is retreat this social Empowerment Project works with Waste Pickers like. To recycle trash he and 60 other residents from walmart collect waste from around the township every friday they bring it to the retreat recycling store. Every. Points which he can then exchange for food clothing and other items. Found at the project as a way of helping the community. People think that thrown away. But we have a lot of people that live in those away places that live close to tips and places where garbage collectors. Fare Living Conditions for anyone so were really trying to change that because our. Housing is very close to those areas so we want them to be the best areas they can be people are going to live in. Retreat gives the waist reclaimers much more than what the commercial recycling firms offer them the project is financed by private donations and the sale of the recyclable waste thanks to retreat collecting recyclables has become a recognized job in walmart providing a modest but vital income that you go. Back to the garden in walmart she was packing up vegetables for 150. 00 families the coronavirus pandemic has left many in the township without a source of income so now theyre dependent on food aid. The food packages are being funded and distributed by an association called massey phone day its a joint german south African Initiative that normally works to assist young people in warmer but offering training programs. The association has also helped see what to develop the garden now during the pandemic its taking on a new role massive fund a social worker valencia twilio says the cooperation with them ophelia is a success we as muslims in the field that we need to actually neutralize the people that are in our community but its not about just giving people but its also being part of a Bigger Picture in the it will be much of a change agent into making sure that all people at least function its a level with by the actually im with the spotted and dignified at the end of. The municipal authorities are supposed to ensure that health and hygiene standards are adhere to in the garden they say there Agriculture Department is working to support and monitor urban vegetable gardens. You. See was says they did