The joyful and colorful celebration was tinged with fear of what the future holds for the rights of gay men, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender people after setbacks first in Russia and now in Hungary. Thousands of people joined the march and were cheered on by others waving rainbow flags from their apartment balconies.īut that level of acceptance is not universal in Poland, a heavily Catholic, largely conservative nation. Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski walked at the head of the Equality Parade on Saturday - a sign of support for LGBT rights by the liberal politician.
The largest gay pride parade in central Europe took place again in Warsaw for the first time in two years after a pandemic-induced break - and amid a backlash in Poland and Hungary against LGBT rights.
