EU lawmakers seek to declare bloc an LGBT 'freedom zone'
Lawmakers in the European Parliament overwhelmingly have spoken out in favor of a resolution that would declare the entire 27-member European Union a "freedom
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Lawmakers in the European Parliament overwhelmingly have spoken out in favor of a resolution that would declare the entire 27-member European Union a "freedom
In Poland, many local communities have delcared themselves free of what conservative authorities have been calling
Late last year, Staszewski sent emails to Polish and Norwegian officials asking for clarification on funds intended for so-called "LGBTQ-free zones". In response, he was sent correspondence between Frode Dal Fjeldavli, the head of funds at Norway Grants, a financial mechanism funded by a consortium of European countries, and Izabela Barczyk-Olszewska, the fund operator of the regional funds for Ecorys Polska, which Staszewski published on his blog. In the letter, Norway Grants cancelled the grant for the "Carpathian Route" in Podkarpackie "due to the lead partner's non compliance with the Ru...
Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein withdraw major grant to Polish region over 'LGBT-free zone' resolution According to activist Bartosz Staszewski's investigation, a Polish tourist destination has lost a major grant for a culture and natural heritage project. Top News 3 February, 2021. Written by Oisin Kenny. Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein withdrew a major cultural and natural heritage grant to Carpathian Mountains over the Polish region’s resolution against ‘LGBT ideology’. According to three letters exchanged between Norwegian and Polish officials, the grant was withdrawn in Septem...
The red area shows the municipalities in Poland that have signed the 'LGBT-free' pledge. (Atlas of Hate) The first thread of Poland’s patchwork of so-called “LGBT-free zones” was undone Thursday (28 January) as town councillors voted to withdraw its hateful legislation, activists said. Councillors in Nowa Dęba, a town with some 11,000 residents in the south-eastern county of Tarnobrzeg, voted to withdraw its anti-LGBT+ resolution, according to activists on the ground. Bartosz Staszewski, an LGBT+ campaigner who has sought to highlight the division caused by the LGBT-free zones by placi...