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Poland has experienced a radical political change in 2015: supported by nationalist minorities, the conservative party - Law and Justice - (PiS) won the legislative elections. Led by Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the latter downgrades the EU's democracy criteria, and continues to ignore among others sexual minorities.
The LGBTQ community continues to struggle to secure its fundamental rights despite government's hostile statements. It strives to live through the promotion of LGBT culture and freedom of speech by NGOs such as KPH - Kampania Prwzeciw homofobii (Campaign Against Homophobia).
NGOs and the LGBTQ community wants more dialogue with the government on discriminatory behavior and fights for anti-LGBT acts must be included in the criminal code. But the nationalist’s pressures refusing "homopropaganda", supported by public media, do not show a bright future for a community wishing to blossom.
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Polish anti-gay parlementarian Krystyna Pawłowicz speech on civil unions. [screenshot]
Warsaw, Poland - 24 January 2013. -
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A woman walks her dog in a courtyard of Mokotów district south of Warsaw where Patryk lives. Warsaw, Poland - 23 February 2017.
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A Pope Jean Paul II statue in front of the All Saints church.
The relationship between the State and the Polish Church forms a thousand-year tradition part.
Warsaw, Poland - February 20 2017. -
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The flag of Poland is seen above the Radosław roundabout in Warsaw at night. Warsaw, Poland - February 21 2017.
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Patryk is putting on makeup before attending a performance during the Festival for Equal Rights at Club Studio.
Warsaw, Poland - February 18 2017. -
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A man and a woman perform a dance during the Vogue Night at Club Studio.
Warsaw, Poland - February 18 2017. -
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Several fake graves are seen in front of the Sejm, the Polish parliament. On one of some graves is written "rest in peace privacy", "rest in peace freedom".
Warsaw, Poland - February 23 2017. -
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In 2016, NGO's Campaign Against Homophobia (KPH) was victim of several attempts of burglary and break-in attempts by nationalists.
Since then, KPH has been using CCTVs.
Warsaw, Poland - 26 October2016. -
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A drag queen mocks parliamentarian Krystyna Pawłowicz, member of the Law and Justice Party (PiS). Warsaw, Poland - October 21 2016
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A gay couple hugs each other while dancing in a crowded LGBT
Blok Bar nightclub of Warsaw, Poland - October 21 2016.
