Pride march in Poland: thousands of people against the current climate of hatred
In the Pride March in Warsaw, Poland on June 19, 2021. REUTERS - KACPER PEMPEL
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Thousands of people marched through the streets of Warsaw this Saturday, June 19 for the LGBT + Pride March.
A march for equality canceled last year because of the Covid-19 pandemic and which finally took place this year in the presence in particular of the mayor of the capital.
Participants denounced a climate of hatred established by the Conservative government.
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With our correspondent in Warsaw
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Sarah Bakaloglou
They are thousands gathered in front of the Palace of Culture in the center of the Polish capital, where a large rainbow-colored flag has been hung.
In the crowd, Pawel, a young man of 20: “
I am part of the LGBTQ + community, and in Poland the situation is horrible, it is getting worse day by day.
Our government is horribly homophobic.
It is for this reason that I participate in these kinds of events, it is to fight for our rights.
"
During the last two campaigns, legislative and presidential, the conservative Law and Justice party has repeatedly attacked the LGBT community.
Words not without consequence according to Julia, a 26-year-old Polish woman.
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If the Polish president himself says that members of the LGBT community are not people, but that it is an ideology, it is scary,
” she explains.
I see my friends who do not feel safe here, because they are discriminated against in the streets, and it is difficult for them to know that they cannot build a family, adopt a child or do well. officially recognize their relationships.
Really, I have a lot of friends who have gone to live in Western Europe, because here it's really difficult.
"
All fear that the government will adopt a law like the one passed a few days ago in Hungary, prohibiting the promotion of homosexuality among minors.
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