Related: The Democratic presidential candidate shared a tweet saying such zones 'have no place in the European Union or anywhere in the world.' Staszewski calls it “performance art” aimed at “making it possible to visualize the literalness and meaning of the harmful documents.”Īlmost 32 percent of Poland’s 38 million people live in such areas, according to “Atlas of Hate,” an LGBTQ group tracking the issue.
The signs, in four languages, have the look of military warnings. He posts the photos on social media, sometimes including a lesbian or gay man from the town. Staszewski travels to the the areas involved, where he briefly attaches a yellow sign saying “LGBT-FREE ZONE” next to the town sign. With Poland under mounting international criticism for its treatment of its lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki accused Staszewski of carrying out a “hoax” that has led some to believe that Poland has a human rights problem.