The largt gay pri para central Europe took place aga Warsaw for the first time two years after a panmic-duced break — and amid a backlash Poland and Hungary agast LGBT rights.
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Some nservativ say they have nothg agast gay people but oppose what they ll “LGBT iology”. Meanwhile, Hungary Viktor Orbán’s natnalist ernment, which is allied wh Poland’s erng Law and Jtice (PiS) party, has troduced a law banng the “display and promotn of homosexualy” among unr-18s.
The largt gay pri para central Europe took place aga Warsaw for the first time two years after a panmic-duced break — and amid a backlash Poland and Hungary agast LGBT rights. Thoands of people joed the march and were cheered on by others wavg rabow flags om their apartment that level of acceptance is not universal Poland, a heavily Catholic, largely nservative joyful and lorful celebratn was tged wh fear of what the future holds for the rights of gay men, lbians, bisexuals and transgenr people after setbacks first Rsia and now Hungary.