Make Warsaw Proud!

Pride Parade 2017 marched through the city of Warsaw on June 3rd. Organizers claimed that close to 50 thousand people took part in the event. It is likely the biggest LGBTQ demonstration in the history of Poland.

“I’ve always supported Warsaw Pride. I grew up in a time when homosexuality wasn’t perceived as something ‘wrong.’ When I was young I had many gay friends. No-one condemned them,” says a participant in this year’s Warsaw Pride March. “They didn’t live in hiding. No-one criticised them. They weren’t ostracised. I really don’t understand what’s happening at the moment.”

“If you’re not hurting anyone, you should have the right to do whatever you want,” adds another.

“I’m 15. This is my third Pride March in Warsaw. I come because I support the legalisation of same-sex civil partnerships. I believe that all ethnic groups and sexual orientations should be accepted.”

“I’d like my daughter to live in a country which values diversity.”

Pride Parade 2017 marched through the city of Warsaw on June 3rd. Organizers claimed that close to 50 thousand people took part in the event. It is likely the biggest LGBTQ demonstration in the history of Poland.

This video was created as part of the Network 4 Debate project, supported by the International Visegrad Fund.

Bio

Dominika Wróblewska

She worked as an art curator at Dom Pracy Twórczej in Wigry, Poland. In the Warsaw cultural centre Brave New World, she worked as a marketing specialist. She has been a member of the Krytyka Polityczna team since 2011, where she is a producer of video materials and responsible for the film crew at demonstrations. Her biggest dream is to put patriarchy to death.

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