Early gay and lesbian activism in Poland formed around the publication of DIY magazines.
Author: Lukasz Szulc
Was Homosexuality Illegal in Communist Europe?
Despite the strong political, economic and military alliance between Eastern Bloc countries, they did not adopt a uniform position towards homosexuality.
The New Polish Government and ‘Gender Ideology’
The crusade against ‘gender ideology’ started with a letter by the Bishops’ Conference of Poland.
Operation Hyacinth and Poland’s Pink Files
The aim of the operation was to detain, interrogate, and register both actual and alleged homosexuals.
Histories of Sexualities in Central and Eastern Europe
Historical studies of sexualities in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) remain scarce.
Conchita’s Europe: Eurovision, homonationalism and the politics of sexuality
Conchita seems to have turned attention in Poland once again to discourses on national identity, morality and gender & sexuality-related topics.
What will .GAY stand for?
The new domains will identify websites as LGBTQ even at the basic level of internet structure, an important step forward for queering the internet.
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‘Behaviour Which Merits a Horrible and Wretched Death’: Sex, Sin and the Black Death in Medieval England