The removal of Poland’s last “LGBT free” zone is reminder of the profound harm such symbolic policies inflict on people’s lives, a lesson that should be heeded across the region and the world.

The EU says LGBT rights must be respected in all member states, but Poland’s ruling nationalist party has made anti-gay policies part of its governing platform.

Poland has abolished its very last ‘LGBT-free’ zone after funding was withheld from areas which had the discriminatory policy. In 2020, more than 100 municipalities – about a third of Poland ...

Later in 2021, the EU Parliament formally condemned Poland for trying to create “LGBT-free” zones, with lawmakers comparing the policies to “Jew-free” zones that existed in the years ...

Conservative Poland now faces an ideological assault from its new radical leftist regime, starting with the conscription of transgender persons into its military.

If an opposition coalition takes over as expected, LGBT activists are hoping for a change in both tone and policy. Sniadek school is something of an oasis in Poland.

Image caption, LGBT people in Poland have faced years of hostile rhetoric from senior politicians of the conservative government led by the Law and Justice party Just inside the entrance of one ...

LGBT activists hope a likely opposition coalition will bring both a change in tone and policy.