A pride parade in Białystok was “brutally attacked” by extremists throwing smoke bombs and bottles, while in Lublin two protesters brought a home-made explosive device. In its annual report for Poland, ILGA-Europe noted “hateful rhetoric from the government and the church” against LGBT people, as well as violence against equality marches. The ranking is topped by Malta (89%), followed by Belgium and Luxembourg (73%), and Norway and Denmark (68%). In Europe as a whole, Poland is placed 42nd out of 49 countries, with only non-EU member states, such as Russia (10%), Turkey (4%) and last-place Azerbaijan (2%) being given a lower score by ILGA-Europe than Poland’s 16%. Poland was ranked second-worst in last year’s index, but has now fallen past Latvia into bottom place, following a year in which the Polish ruling party and church led a vocal anti-LGBT campaign. The ranking takes into account both the legal situation for LGBT people and also the “social climate” they face. Poland is the worst country in the European Union for LGBT people, according to the annual “Rainbow Map” produced by ILGA-Europe, a Brussels-based NGO that advocates for the rights of LGBT people.
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