Poland finally abolishes its last archaic 'anti-LGBT' zone

Poland's last 'LGBTQ-free zone' is no more

The last “LGBTQ-free zone” in Poland has been abolished.Keep up with the latest in LGBTQ+ news and politics. Sign up for The Advocate's email newsletter.The governing council of Łańcut County voted last Thursday to repeal the resolution that created the zone, formally called a Charter of Family Rights, Notes From Poland reports. The vote was 13-5.Council members made clear, however, that they were motivated only by financial considerations. The …

Poland Finally Repealed The Country’s Last “LGBTQ-Free” Zone

LGBTQNation reports that ten years after the far-right Law and Justice Party was elected to power in Poland, and two years after their defeat in national elections, a last vestige of the party’s state-sanctioned anti-LGBTQ+ policies has finally been eliminated. Read more at LGBTQNation

Poland’s Last "LGBT-Free Zone" Officially Repealed

Łańcut repealed a 2019 "family charter" declaring it "free from LGBT ideology" in response to a threat of losing local funding.

Poland abolishes country's last-remaining 'LGBT-free' zone

On Thursday, April 24, officials in the town of Lańcut in the south-east of Poland voted to repeal the regulation of an ‘LGBT-free’ zone, the last remaining in the country. These zones were first established in 2019 by Poland’s right-wing Law and Justice party, which was heavily against the LGBTQ+ community.

Poland finally abolishes its last archaic 'anti-LGBT' zone

Poland has abolished its very last 'LGBT-free' zone after funding was withheld from areas which had the discriminatory policy.

Poland abolishes last remaining ‘LGBT-free’ zone in the country

Poland has officially abolished its last remaining “LGBT-free” zone in the country in a win for queer rights, six years after the policy was first introduced. Officials in Łańcut, a town in the south-east of the country, voted on Thursday (24 April) to repeal the regulation, as per TVP World. The zones were initially introduced by the former right-wing Law and Justice (PiS) government, which lost office in 2023.  In 2019, around 100 local munici…