A gay Polish couple, Dawid Mycek and Jakub Kwiecinski, have travelled to the Vatican and unfurled a Pride flag calling for help.
They hope that the Pope may assist them in condemning the wave of homophobia that is currently enveloping Poland. The couple unfurled the Pride flag during the Pope’s Angelus Prayer, which is held at St.
Peter’s Basilica, and returned to St. Peter’s Square during the week in an attempt to have their message heard. The couple have previously protested against Poland’s homophobia by using rainbow face masks.
They received an overwhelmingly positive reaction for their activism, but have also been subjected to homophobic abuse for promoting a “homosexual plague.” Writing about their decision to fly the flag, the