Contributors of the Equality Parade walked in a colourful procession by the middle of Warsaw. The occasion started close to the Palace of Tradition and Science with a brief welcome by the mayor of the capital, Rafał Trzaskowski, who took patronage over the occasion. In response to metropolis corridor estimates, about 20,000 individuals took half within the parade.
As TVN24 reporter Jan Piotrowski reported, there have been politicians among the many parade members. Amongst those that appeared had been Rafał Trzaskowski, who took the occasion underneath his patronage, in addition to representatives of the Left: Deputy Prime Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski and Katarzyna Kotula, MP and Minister for Equality in Donald Tusk’s authorities. The images additionally included MP Michał Szczerba (KO) and the vice-president of the capital Aldona Machnowska-Góra. The members additionally included the US ambassador to Poland, Mark Brzezinski.
Rafał Trzaskowski, opening the parade, stated that “Warsaw is a smiling, tolerant and European metropolis. – I hope that every one the calls for that we have now been listening to for a few years will probably be carried out,” added the mayor of Warsaw.
– June is the month of satisfaction. It is your time. That is your neighborhood time. The image of satisfaction month is a rainbow flag. This flag was with us in protection of ladies’s rights, impartial judiciary and free media. She was in all places the place solidarity and cooperation had been necessary. She was there the place we have now been combating for the rule of legislation and democracy lately. However there isn’t any rule of legislation and democracy with out human rights, with out the rights of LGBT individuals, stated Katarzyna Kotula, talking from the stage.
Kotula stated that since June is the month of satisfaction, she want to be happy with the October 15 Coalition authorities. – This week I ready all of the paperwork and included the proposal of the federal government mission on partnerships within the record of legislative works – she informed the viewers.
Equality Parade in Warsaw
– America helps equality. I stated these three phrases in the US Senate when it was contemplating sending me to Poland. And as an envoy, I attempt to implement them each day. What I really like about Poland is how fashionable it’s. Poland is a part of international civilization. This rainbow is a good instance of this. Immediately I wish to say to Poland: congratulations and thanks, stated Ambassador Mark Brzezinski in the course of the Equality Parade in a dialog with a TVN24 reporter.
Subsequent week there will probably be a gathering with PSL
Earlier, in the course of the briefing earlier than the Equality Parade, Katarzyna Kotula stated that almost all of the Coalition promised partnerships in the course of the October 15 election marketing campaign. – The left has all the time talked about marriage equality (…) however we perceive the political realities, so we took a step again and agreed that civil partnerships may very well be our new compromise. A choice should be made in June on whether or not there will probably be a authorities mission on partnerships, emphasised the Minister for Equality.
She knowledgeable that subsequent week there could be talks with PSL on what the draft legislation on civil partnerships would seem like. She introduced that she would meet with non-governmental organizations for consultations on Monday. – Even earlier than the assembly with PSL, we are going to meet with organizations on the Chancellery of the Prime Minister or on-line and we are going to make particular selections concerning the main points of this mission in addition to what’s to occur after this key dialog and after this key assembly with PSL – she stated.
Kotula famous that in the course of the dialog with PSL, the next prices could be incurred: the subject of inner adoption, i.e. regulating the scenario of kids who develop up in “rainbow households”.
– I’ve stated from the start that it is a postulate that I care about very a lot. The Polish Individuals’s Occasion says that it doesn’t consent to inner adoption. Throughout this dialog, I would really like us to boost this matter once more and take into account whether or not we will depart the difficulty of kids to be regulated in any type in order to safe their standing, she stated.
Equality Parade members stroll by the streets of Warsaw
A celebration of freedom, openness and solidarity
The Equality Parade is an annual celebration of freedom, openness and solidarity. It’s attended by the LGBTQ+ neighborhood, but in addition by all individuals for whom equal therapy and respect for range are necessary. This 12 months’s parade has the slogan “The time for equality is now” and was organized by the Volunteer Equality Basis.
Historically, within the morning, a city selling the concepts of equality, freedom and tolerance in the direction of minorities was opened close to the Palace of Tradition and Science.
The march began after 2 p.m. The members of the occasion walked by Aleje Jerozolimskie, Marszałkowska, Królewska, Krakowskie Przedmieście, Senatorska, by Bankowy Sq. to Aleja ‘Solidarności’, Aleja Jana Pawła II, Świętokrzyska to Emilia Plater.
– In response to the estimates of the Warsaw Safety Workplace, there are roughly 20,000 individuals on the Equality Parade – knowledgeable Monika Beuth, spokeswoman for the capital metropolis corridor, within the afternoon.
Law enforcement officials supervised the course of the conferences and marches. It was secure.
Platforma TVN Warner Bros. Discovery
For the primary time in historical past, a Warner Bros. float took half within the parade. Discovery. – We’ve got been attempting for a few years to do as a lot as doable for this neighborhood, but in addition for individuals who help range. Now we have now managed to take it to the streets – stated Agnieszka Maciejewska, head of TVN WBD’s Individuals&Tradition division. – For the complete Warner Bros. group. Discovery is a vital occasion. I’m happy to say this on behalf of the complete administration group. We’ve got been ready for this second and right here we’re, she added.
Warner Bros. Discovery current on the Equality ParadeTVN24
That is one in all three parades introduced in June in Warsaw. The primary one walked by the streets of Prague final Saturday. The subsequent one will happen on June 22. Three marches as a substitute of 1 are the results of inner conflicts that occurred between the occasion organizers.
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