Nearly 350,000 have signed an All Out petition which demands action against the rise in ‘LGBTQ+ free’ zones in Poland.
All Out – a global equality organisation – said “hate and violence against LGBTQ+ communities in Poland are escalating” and urge people to ‘show their solidarity’ by signing.
The petition is directed at head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, with the hope she will demand greater protection for the Polish LGBTQ+ community.Ursula von der LeyenUrsula von der Leyen condemned Poland’s LGBTQ+ free zones in an address at an EU conference on September 16, saying they ‘have no place’ in the Union. US presidential candidate Joe Biden agreed with Leyen as he tweeted ‘LGBTQ+ rights are human rights’.