Poland + Pride
KUROWKO, Poland — Polish artist Daniel Rycharski sat in his childhood home recently and considered the idea of fitting in. Gay Artist Wants to Change Poland, Starting With One Village In many. Law and Justice party, which currently governs national-conservative states such as Poland and Slovenia, characterizes homosexuality as an ideology promoted by Europe that leads to democratic backsliding in easternmost European states. Though homosexual acts have not been illegal since the interwar period, they still remain socially unacceptable and unaccepted phenomena. WATCH
Outsider artist Daniel Rycharski, 33, is defiantly challenging homophobia and stereotypes in Poland. Rycharski — who is both Catholic and gay — studied art in the metropolitan city of Krakow and he has returned to his hometown, the rural village of Kurówko, where he is creating daring art that focuses on identity and community within the. In many ways, Poland is a highly polarized country. Nonetheless, his work is the focus of a major exhibition running through April 22 at the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw. Daniel Rycharski’s Wants to Change Poland by Gay Art
Rycharski creates artworks as a monument to a ritual of unity, claiming “there’s no justice without solidarity.”. I was forced more and more to hide it. Now studying in the city of Katowice, Leszek has found peace away from the country and in the city where he can express himself without fear of judgement and possible violence. What's the panorama for gay and LGBT+ in Poland
Poland has abolished its very last ‘LGBT-free’ zone after funding was withheld from areas which had the discriminatory policy. In , more than municipalities – about a third of Poland. . 
Poland finally abolishes its last archaic 'anti
Gay Artist Wants to Change Poland, Starting With One Village. .
Gay Artist Wants to Change Poland, Starting With One Village
In a study conducted by advocacy group ILGA-Europe, Poland was ranked as the worst country for LGBTQ+ rights among the European Union. Though same-sex relations were decriminalized way back. .
„If I can change Kurowko,
A new generation is changing their standing in Poland’s rural south-east by fiercely opposing the country’s crackdown on LGBTQ+ culture. .
The Dissident Power of Queer Art and Curating in Central
Homosexuality in Poland remains an oppressive political taboo, and its constitution still prohibits same-sex marriage. Yet gay communities exist within Polish society, and there are festivals for LGBT culture, such as Culture for Tolerance Festival in Krakow and Queer Film Festival ‘A million Different Loves!’ in Lodz. .