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Tantalizing, but I'd like to have total confidence that my partner and I, two women, can walk down the street holding hands and being affectionate with each oth
by legerdemain 5y ago
Tantalizing, but I'd like to have total confidence that my partner and I, two women, can walk down the street holding hands and being affectionate with each other without a constant feeling of scrutiny and wariness. Reports indicate that a lot of Poland is vocal and demonstrative in its attitude toward queers.
Not to mention all the young male Polish coworkers and interns we've had over the years making light smalltalk to the effect of "we're trying to be nice to you because this is the US, we'd talk very differently if this was Poland."
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- stared 5y agoWarsaw is different than most cities in Poland. There are rainbow flags in windows; the recent Pride Parade was large, joyful, and safe. Cities in Eastern Poland are not safe. I am not too queer but (as a men) I ocassionally walk wearing a skirt and painted nails. Initially I was afraid; but no-one ever cared. To be fair - I walked in the hipster parts of of Warsaw (e.g. Plac Zbawiciela). In Warsaw, in most corporations or tech companies, people don't care whom you date or who is/are your partner(s). In old companies or public institutions, it might not be that easy.w And there is no marriage quality. That said, the government (right-wing, authoritarian, Catholic, and reversing an already limited church-state separation) is openly anti-LGBT and anti women's rights.