European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has publicly condemned the creation of ‘LGBTQ+ free’ zones in Poland, saying they have no place in the EU.
In her first State of the Union conference address on September 16 2020, she branded the zones ‘humanity-free’, and said the European Commission would soon put forward a plan to strengthen LGBTQ+ protections in Europe. ABC News reported Leyen did not mention Poland by name but implied she was referring to the country.Local UK authorities have also spoken out against the rise of ‘LGBTQ+ free’ towns in Poland, expressing concern about twinning with these areas.
Although some of these anti-queer zones have already been denied EU funding for town twinning, the number of complicit Polish.