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WHAT’S HAPPENING IN POLAND AND HOW YOU CAN HELP; A THREAD
tw // homophobia, violence
LGBT+ rights has been violated in poland for years. you might have heard about the pride parade in bialystok last year, where people were beaten up (as it turned out later, most of the attackers were from polish ruling party PiS - Law & Justice)
LGBT+ rights has been violated in poland for years. you might have heard about the pride parade in bialystok last year, where people were beaten up (as it turned out later, most of the attackers were from polish ruling party PiS - Law & Justice)
Then, nearly 1/3 of poland has declared itself as anti-lgbt zones https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/world/2020/07/31/lgbt-free-poland-towns-denied-eu-funding-rights-must-respected/5553231002/
In this year’s election, Andrzej Duda was re-elected. His beliefs are extremely homophobic, he claims that LGBT are not people but an ideology and that they are a threat to families https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2020/jul/08/we-are-the-most-homophobic-country-in-the-eu-polands-election-and-the-lgbt-fightback-video
Other polish politicians has said hurtful stuff about the lgbt+ community - for example polish deputy Czarnek said that lgbt has the same roots as hitler’s national socialism
In some of polish, mostly big cities, homophobic and pro-life trucks are driving around. They proclaim that LGBT+ people are pedophiles and want to sexualize kids in schools.
Recently, Margot (Małgorzata Szutowicz), an LGBT activist for stopbzdurom (stopthenonsense) organization, was charged with vandalizing a car which belonged to a Polish anti-LGBT organization, and for sticking rainbow flags on monuments as a form of protest.
She was arrested a few times, and charged for things like "violation of religious feelings". A few days ago the Margot was put into 2-month pre-trial detention. Yesterday, Margot walked to the cops to be voluntarily arrested, but they wouldn’t take her.
The protestors surrounded the scene and the police took Margot using force without a warning. The protestors started blocking the police cars and the cops started using violence and arrest random people.
tw // police brutality, violence
Polish left wing deputees have been with the protesters. Also, they wouldn’t let a law attorney to talk to people who got arrested until 1.30am
Polish left wing deputees have been with the protesters. Also, they wouldn’t let a law attorney to talk to people who got arrested until 1.30am
In polish television, journalist while talking about this situation, misgendered Margot by using her dead name. https://twitter.com/ksymenamatysek/status/1291817330448773122
helpline lambda for lgbt people in poland - 22 628 52 22
free helpline for children and teenagers in poland - 116 111
helpline for adults in emotional crisis in poland - 116 123
free helpline for children and teenagers in poland - 116 111
helpline for adults in emotional crisis in poland - 116 123
HOW YOU CAN HELP?
- educate yourself, your friends, family and mutuals on what’s happening in poland.
- sign petitions (i’ll tweet some links below)
- check on your polish lgbt mutuals and friends, they need your love and support
- educate yourself, your friends, family and mutuals on what’s happening in poland.
- sign petitions (i’ll tweet some links below)
- check on your polish lgbt mutuals and friends, they need your love and support
If you want to donate DO NOT do it to change org. Here’s a link where you can donate to help LGBT+ people in Poland: https://mnw.org.pl/wspieram/
EDUCATE YOURSELF!! https://lgbtqpl.carrd.co/
Also, if you need someone to talk to, you can always dm me, i’m here for you no matter what, we’re in this together.
