Liveral Democrat MP Layla Moran. (Vickie Flores/In Pictures/Getty)
UK towns twinned with Polish “LGBT-free” zones are facing calls to renounce the relationship to show their support for the LGBT+ community.
Half a dozen local authorities in the UK have official or informal twinning arrangements with towns in Poland that are considered by equality campaigners to be under significant pressure to implement resolutions targeting LGBT+ people.
The councils are being urged to lobby their Polish counterparts to stop the spread of homophobia, as part of a new campaign from the Liberal Democrats.
“Events in Poland should concern the whole international community. Labelling LGBTQ+ as an ‘ideology’ and suppressing LGBTQ+ people is outrageous,” said MP Layla Moran, who’s leading the push.
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Growing hostility towards the LGBT+ community in Poland has driven a wave of protests from both sides, including in Warsaw last August (Getty Images)
UK councils are being urged to lobby their Polish counterparts to stop the spread of “LGBT-free zones” which have sprung up across the country, as part of a new campaign led by the Liberal Democrats.
Half a dozen local authorities in the UK have official or informal twinning arrangements with towns in Poland that are considered by equality campaigners to be under significant pressure to implement resolutions targeting LGBT+ people.