#FromTheArchives In April, Poland abolished the last remaining ‘LGBT-free zone’ in the country. The town council of Łańcut, in southeastern Poland was the last area to bring an end to the zones. There were previously around 100 local authorities that declared ‘LGBT-free zones’. However human rights organisations and the EU opposed the zones resulting in suspending cohesion funds for regions that passed introducing the zones. In 2022, the Supreme Administrative Court ruled that the declarations i

"We are going backwards, not forwards." Poland has been called the worst country in the EU for LGBT rights. The BBC's Ben Hunte visited so-called 'LGBT-free' zones in the country, and explored what life is like for gay people living there, and spoke to others who have left. bbc.in/3ebhR11 | BBC News