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The latest wave of protests follows the detainment of non-binary activist Margot Szutowicz.
In what advocacy groups have described as the “Polish Stonewall,” at least 48 protesters were detained in Poland this weekend following the arrest of a grassroots LGBTQ+ activist, the Associated Press reports.
Protests have been raging in the Eastern European nation for months, ignited further by the July 12 reelection of the country’s vehemently anti-LGBTQ+ president Andrzej Duda. This weekend’s demonstrations, however, were catalyzed by the arrest of non-binary activist Margot Szutowicz.
Margot, a member of the queer collective Stop Bzdurom (Stop Bullshit), was accused by Polish authorities of slashing the tires of a van known for broadcasting hateful sentiments and joining other activists in gracing statues across Warsaw, including one of Jesus, with rainbow flags and pink masks bearing the anarcha-queer symbol.
On August 7, Warsaw police arrested Margot after a court order condemned her to a two-month pre-trial detention, sparking impassioned protests in the Polish capital. According to an account of the lead-up to Margot’s arrest by the Polish LGBTQ+ advocacy organization Campaign Against Homophobia (CAH), the activist attempted to voluntarily turn herself into law enforcement. When officers refused to arrest her, the group maintains, Margot left the CAH offices to join a demonstration occurring at nearby Krakowskie Przedmieście street.
Thank you so much for all your work and the fact you publish stuff from not just America but other countries. As a polish person, I learned more from your articles than from school or my own media and I feel grateful that I have this resource. It's an absolute treasure, keep up the good work!
Thank you so much for sending this in, I appreciate the support so much and I treasure the opportunity to help you find stories from your country’s history.
Funnily enough, it was originally a Polish person who got me so passionate about telling stories from countries other then America and England. I remember they sent in a message talking about how their country had less queer history and asking me to see if I could find some stories to share.
Honestly, it shattered my heart, Poland has a gorgeous and long queer history and I hate that someone was ever made to feel it didn’t.
And here is a list of some of my favourites for any other Polish people who want to see more of their queer history:
Maria Dąbrowska
Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz
Tamara de Lempicka's Life
The Rainbow of Flowers
A 19-year-old queer woman from Poland has revealed the heart-breaking reality of living in the heart of the country's 'LGBT-free zones'.
We have been talking about the situation for queer people in Poland for a while, as some of you know they just had their election and the conservative president was reelected on a platform largely centering homophobia and other types of bigotry. This comes after a third of Poland was declared a LGBT Free Zone earlier this year.
Now is a good time to uplift queer Polish voices and stories.
Content warning for antisemitism, Holocaust, concentration camps Maria Dąbrowska is one of the most well-known authors in Polish history, writing incredible novels about class and family dynamics within Poland. Throughout her life, she was defined as being a moral authority for her country and tim
[Image Description: Black and white photo of Maria Dąbrowska, a white Polish woman with short 20s style hair with bangs sitting at a desk. She looks away.]
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When writing an article about an artist, one expects to have some discussion of the art created by the person in question, but in this case, that is going to be avoided. Tamara de Lempicka was a highly controversial artist, and there is no lack of people studying her work, no matter which side they
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The most discussed portion of Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz’s life is his work; as an incredibly influential poet, playwright, essayist, and translator who deeply affected the Polish art scene, this is not surprising. What is surprising is the depth of information about his life that is too often glossed
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