declared their regions as “LGBT-free zones.”The shift comes after the European Union had threatened to stop and withdraw funding to the provinces that had passed such motions in recent years, Reuters reported.In 2019, around 100 municipal bodies in Poland were able to go along with the support of the right-wing Law and Justice Party and the Catholic church to pass such motions.
Now, however, the E.U. says it’s a violation of E.U. law.The E.U. wrote to five regional councils earlier this month, according to Reuters.