Andrzej Sebastian Duda (born 16 May 1972) is a Polish lawyer and politician who has served as president of Poland since 6 August 2015. Before becoming president, Andrzej Duda was a member of Polish Lower House (Sejm) from 2011 to 2014 and the European Parliament from 2014 to 2015.
Famous figures sign letter in support of Polish LGBTQ+ community
Ed Harris and bestselling author Margaret Attwood have signed an open letter in solidarity with the oppressed LGBTQ+ community in Poland. Judith Butler, one of the most influential contemporary queer philosophers, also signed.
The letter, published on wyborcza.pl writes that ‘homophobic aggression in Poland is growing because it is condoned by the ruling party’, led by recently re-elected president Andrzej Duda.Anti-LGBTQ+ Polish president Andrzej Duda.It continues ‘we speak out in solidarity with activists and their allies who are being detained, brutalised and intimidated’.
Earlier in August, 48 LGBTQ+ activists were detained in Poland with the letter describing the peaceful protestors being treated brutally in some cases.
