For the past 20 years, Szymon Niemiec wore a rainbow-colored stole at the Equality Parade in the Polish capital of Warsaw on June 19. “I won’t have a banner because I will be leading the entire parade. I can’t keep my … [Read more...]
Joe Biden Speaks Out Against Poland’s LGBT-Free Zones, Saying “They Have No Place in the EU or Anywhere In the World”
As Poland becomes increasingly homophobic, the country's leader of the governing Law and Justice, Jaroslav Kaczynski, has repeatedly painted LGBT+ people as "a corrosive threat to so-called traditional values." As such, high-ranking officials have created so-called “LGBT-free … [Read more...]
Polish Teen Alicja Szemplińska Nails Her Eurovision Performance. Watch
17-year-old Alicja Szemplińska will move to the next round in Eurovision 2020, representing Poland with a stunning performance of "Empires." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=om91-RjTr8k Check out her impressive … [Read more...]
European Parliament Condemn 80+ Polish Towns That Say They’re “LGBTQ-Free Zones”
The European Parliament has voted to condemn discrimination against LGBTQ people in Poland, and explicitly calling on the Polish government to revoke discriminatory measures such as the “LGBTQ-free zones” established by over 80 of conservative local authorities. In a … [Read more...]
Poland Creates “LGBTQ-Free” Zones (No, That Doesn’t Mean You Get in Free If You’re Queer)
Balystok Pride, July 20, 2019, Human Rights Watch via YouTube There is a growing tension in Poland between the increasingly active LGBTQ Rights movement and conservatives. It's a tension that the Catholic Church and Law and Justice, the Polish ruling party, are inflaming and … [Read more...]
Hershey Changes Its 125 Year-Old Chocolate Bar Design! (+Shocked Emoji –Clean-Up on Hershey Highway!)
Hershey's century-and-a-quarter-old chocolate bar design is getting a makeover, replacing its iconic logo. 25 popular emojis will be embossed into rectangles like a smiley face, the fist pound, the ghost emoji and more. (No smiling poop emoji, I guess.) This marks the first … [Read more...]
#ArtDept: Cool, Colorful Soviet Era Posters from Poland (Don’t Be Afraid!)
Posters have become less important in our own digital age, but just a few decades ago, the medium was a most celebrated one. Nowhere was the art form more respected than in Communist Poland, where for more than 30 years, designers made huge contributions. Polish culture … [Read more...]
#LGBT: The Vatican Fires Priest After He Comes Out as Gay
Today, the Vatican fired a monsignor who came out as gay on the eve of a big meeting of the world's bishops to discuss church outreach to gays, divorcees and more traditional Catholic families. … [Read more...]
#WeeksWorstIdea: Auschwitz Museum Installs Showers in an (Offensive) Attempt to Cool Off Visitors
So, the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum decided to install “misting showers,” recently to “cool off” visitors during a recent heat wave in Poland. For some reason, no one realized that … [Read more...]
Real Estate Porn: Tiny, Well-Designed Edition
Usually, "real estate porn" describes properties that are over-the-top and unattainable – any place in New York City is starting to feel that way, with the current average rent at $3000. I live in the Meatpacking District in a 350 square foot space, which is just a bit bigger … [Read more...]
