Eastern Europe
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Political Imprisonment In Poland: LGBTI-Activist Arrested
This morning, the Polish police arrested a 51-year-old woman suspected of desecrating the image of ‘Our Lady of Częstochowa’. The police found the image on the streets in Płock – a city north of the Polish capital. After an investigation they found out that the ‘culprit’ was living in Warsaw. “This is political imprisonment in one…
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A New ‘Momentum’ For Hungarian LGBT+ Politics?
BUDAPEST – Hungarian politics and LGBT+ rights: it seems to be contradictory. In recent years, Viktor Orban’s government has been portrayed as the defender of the European conservative & catholic identity. Their policies are focussed on the traditional nuclear family. Non-traditional families their life’s are made very difficult. Orban’s party – Fidesz – changed the…
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Polish Culture Minister: “Organising LGBT+ event is a provocation towards Pope John Paul II”
LGBT+ organisation Tolerado is organising a conference on 2 April in the European Solidarity Centre, but that’s ‘not done on the anniversary of the death of Pope Johan Paul II – according to deputy minister Jarosław Sellin. The European Solidarity Centre in Gdansk commemorates the Polish fight against the communist rule in the 1980s –…
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Polish Gay Party Leader Robert Biedron releases 5 plans for more LGBT+ Equality
Today, the openly homosexual party leader Robert Biedron, announced a five-point plan to reach more LGBT+ equality in Poland. He did that while chalking a rainbow in front of the Polish Presidential Palace in Warsaw. This are the five points which Biedron proposed Today: Registered partnerships Marriage equality Protection against hate speech and hate crimes…
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Polish leader to LGBT+ and supporters: “Hands off our children”
Polish ruling politician Jarosław Kaczyński confirmed during a meeting of his party Law & Justice (PiS) that LGBTQI (in)tolerance will become the main election campaign theme. “It’s all about election strategy”, according to political scientist Rémy Bonny. (This article has a copyright disclaimer – see below) “The vice-president of Warsaw has made it clear –…
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Russian MP Responsible For Family, Women & Children: ‘Gays are sick’
In an interview with the public broadcaster Russia 1, Tamara Pletneva said homosexuality is a disease. According to Political scientist Rémy Bonny: “This interview is a good example of Russia’s homophobic discourse”. The head of the State Duma (the Russian Parliament) Committee on Family, Women and Children Tamara Pletneva believes that homosexuals “should be treated.”…
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Polish & Hungarian Public Broadcasters Organised Homophobic Talkshows
A pattern of cooperation to increase the reach of homophobic discourse can be seen.
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Open Letter on Chechnya to UN Security Council Members Belgium, France, Germany, UK & USA
‘An Attempt To Genocide Should Be On The Agenda Of The Security Council’ – Rémy Bonny.
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The Queer in Hungary’s Populist Political Landscape
A queer interpretation of the manifestos of the 3 Biggest Political Parties in Hungary.
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New Intelligence on Chechnya’s Gay Purge: Exclusive Testimonials
Rémy Bonny had two exclusive interviews with witnesses of the most recent gay purge in Chechnya.
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