Of the nearly 100 "LGBT-free zones" declared in Poland in 2019, only two remained by 2025, the last one being dismantled last Thursday.
The "free zones of LGTBI ideology", proclaimed by local governments, made the eyes of the entire European Union turned towards Poland. Last Thursday, Lancut, the last county of its kind officially revoked the Local Government Charter on Family Rights.
To combat the "gender ideology«Initiatives emerged in many provinces, districts, municipalities and counties in 2019. Poland The councilors approved "anti-LGBT resolutions«, following in the footsteps of the municipality of KraśnikIn its explanatory statement, the municipality stated that the objective of the law was "Prevent gender ideology, which threatens human dignity and the well-being of families, from entering through local administration«.
The "LGBT-free zones» were essentially of a rather declarative nature. According to their proponents, they were intended to oppose the «promotion and affirmation"of the so-called"LGTBI ideology«. However, their demands were considered discriminatory and homophobicThe administrative courts considered that the resolutions interfered with the dignity and privacy of individuals. LGTBI.
The weight of the EU
El European Parliament also reacted to the zones, stating in a resolution that the creation of zones free of LGBTI, even if it does not involve the introduction of physical barriers, "It is an extremely discriminatory measure that restricts the freedom of movement enjoyed by EU citizens«. This, in turn, threatened to withhold EU funding, which local authorities were eager to use.
By 2025, of the nearly 100 zones "free of LGBTI", there were only two left: the Debica County, and Lancut County. Debica withdrew the Charter of the Family Rights at the end of March, and Lancut He did so last Thursday. Surely the vote of the 15 councilors who voted in favor of repealing the law (only 3 voted against) weighed on the political and economic pressures from the EU.
