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Film

Iris Prize Turns 20: What to Watch at Cardiff's LGBTQ+ Film Festival, October 12–18

The world's richest short film prize for LGBTQ+ stories celebrates its 20th edition in Cardiff with 35 shorts from 22 countries, a record 16 features, Desert Hearts with Donna Deitch in person, and an online festival for UK viewers.

Sep 28, 2026 By TrueQueer
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Rights

Poland Starts Recognizing Foreign Same-Sex Marriages This Weekend — Its Own Top Court Says It Can't

Starting August 23, Polish registry offices will transcribe same-sex marriages performed abroad for the first time ever. The government is moving ahead anyway, even after the Constitutional Tribunal ruled the plan unconstitutional.

Aug 21, 2026 By TrueQueer
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Rights

Nawrocki Vetoes Poland's 'Closest Person' Act, Killing the Country's First Shot at Relationship Recognition

President Karol Nawrocki has vetoed the bill that would have given same-sex couples legal recognition for the first time in Polish history, calling it a threat to marriage. An override is nearly impossible.

Jul 30, 2026 By TrueQueer
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Rights

Poland's First Relationship Recognition Sits on the President's Desk — and the Clock Is Running

The Sejm and Senate have passed the 'Closest Person' act, giving same-sex couples legal recognition for the first time in Polish history. Now it all comes down to whether President Nawrocki signs or vetoes.

Jul 16, 2026 By TrueQueer
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Rights

Poland's 'Closest Person' Bill Clears the Sejm — But Nawrocki Is Waiting With a Veto

For the first time, Poland's lower house has passed a law recognizing same-sex couples. The catch: it still has to survive the Senate and a president who has already promised to kill it.

Jul 3, 2026 By TrueQueer
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Pride Events

Warsaw's Equality Parade Turns 25 — and Poland Finally Feels the Wind at Its Back

Central and Eastern Europe's largest Pride march hit its 25th anniversary this weekend, and for the first time in years the Parada Równości moved through Warsaw with the politics tilting, however unevenly, in its favor.

Jun 14, 2026 By TrueQueer
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Rights

Warsaw Registered Poland's First Same-Sex Marriage. Wrocław Followed Within a Week.

Warsaw's civil registry transcribed a same-sex marriage certificate on May 14, the first time in Polish history. Wrocław became the second city to do so days later. Both implement court orders that the Tusk government had, until recently, signaled it might ignore.

May 18, 2026 By TrueQueer
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Rights

100+ Polish NGOs to Tusk Government: Stop Cherry-Picking Which Court Rulings You'll Obey

Over 100 rights groups, including Amnesty International and Poland's Supreme Bar Council, signed an open letter demanding the government implement court orders to recognize same-sex marriages performed abroad — after the Interior Minister suggested it wouldn't.

Apr 23, 2026 By TrueQueer
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Rights

As Governments Backslide, EU Courts Are Becoming the Last Line of Defense for LGBTQ+ Rights

From forcing Poland to recognize same-sex marriages to challenging Hungary's anti-LGBTQ law, the European Court of Justice is stepping in where elected officials won't.

Apr 11, 2026 By TrueQueer
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Travel

The Gay Travel Index 2026 Is Out — Here Are the Safest (and Most Dangerous) Countries for Queer Travelers

Iceland tops the Spartacus Gay Travel Index for 2026, while Poland makes a historic leap. Here's what the new rankings mean for your next trip.

Apr 11, 2026 By TrueQueer
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Rights

Poland's Top Court Orders Recognition of Same-Sex Marriages Performed Abroad

Poland's Supreme Administrative Court ruled that civil registries must record same-sex marriages from other EU states — a landmark shift for a country where marriage equality remains constitutionally banned.

Apr 9, 2026 By TrueQueer
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