(…) Aggressive, impulsive homophobia is a cultural norm in Poland. (…)
(…) Prejudice is a part of social life. It happens that majority dislikes minority. It smells bad, behaves in an annoying way, and in addition it doesn’t respects majority’s just prejudice. (…)
I decided to write what I’m just about to write after reading a post at mediafun with a nice title Pedał też człowiek (Fag’s a human too - unfortunately only in Polish). The Author writes about Kuba Sagan’s and Magda Szul’s advertising project, which focuses on the matter of social acceptance of homosexuals. One of the project’s authors comments, inter alia, as follows:
George Bernard Shaw once said: Only human can be inhumane. Our work forces to think - that person whom I recently, in some way, stigmatized for his sexual orientation, that person is the same human being as myself.
I had a quite interesting day at the company today. Pleasant one, though. I have been doing my actual job for a few weeks now and until now I used to think about it only as a way of earning some money. Well, it is connected with my profession and it sure is well paid, but still I haven’t got much of satisfaction from it and I used to leave the office with a great relief and not feeling like coming back the next day or a few days later (it’s a part-time job, after all I still study). But today for the first time I’ve had a really great time at work.
I’m so proud o myself that I just can’t stop marvelling… Once again my exceptional sense of aesthetic, beauty and cosmic harmony made me felt. Therefore I fell into narcissistic madness and decided to share my truly superb pieces of art in the section BANNERS. Let them spread all over the world!
After homiki.pl:
Campaign Against Homophobia invites to a meeting with Bartosz Żurawiecki, the author of recently published book Ja, czyli 66 moich miłości [there's no official translation, but it's something like Me or my 66 loves.] (Sic!, 2007).
The main character opens a profile on a gay dating portal, thanks to which he meets many people and has many love affairs. There are many brave scenes in the book, but they often turn into grotesque. The latest Żurawiecki’s novel surprises, is full of humour and stimulates thinking, violating sexual taboo at the same time.
The meeting will take place in the seat of Campaign, Warsaw, Żelazna Street 68 (1st floor), on Wednesday, November 14th at 8 pm. Free admission.
Read more to watch the video.
Yesterday Rzeczpospolita, one of Polish biggest nationwide daily newspapers, published an interview with our new Vice-Marshal of the Sejm (lower house of the Polish parliament) Stefan Niesiołowski. There would be nothing uncommon in this fact, if the conversation wasn’t about gay and lesbian community. And Niesiołowski has been known for his homophobic public statements for years. Some time ago he said:
Homosexuality is not a norm, most likely it is a sickness and we all should pray for them sinners and strive for their reformation and conversion.
Moreover, Marches for Equality are nothing but provocations which are aimed at leading to
discrimination against family, inter alia by financially supported by the government propaganda for abortion, by limitation on parents’ influence and rights (for example with making it possible for children or neighbours to officially complain about them), by gradual elimination of the [Catholic] Church’s influence and religion’s role in the process of education, by promotion of unmarried mothers and discrimination against numerous families, and finally by promotion of homosexuality.
(after Wikipedia)
I just came back from the author’s evening with Robert Biedroń, who is the author of recently published book Tęczowy Elementarz (there’s no official translation, but If I had to, I would make Rainbow’s ABC out of the title). The meeting took place in one of the gay clubs in Warsaw, namely Rasko, today (November 8th) at 7 pm.
I guess everything went just as good as it could. Unofficial and very friendly, warm and optimistic atmosphere made a wonderful impression on me. As for Robert, it was the first time I’ve met him. Though I’ve already heard much about him. But this implies that, for now, I know him only as an author, and not as a gay rights activist, for instance founder of Campaign Against Homophobia (one of the biggest and most important Polish LGBT rights groups).
First thing You, my Dear Visitor, should know is that this is not the place to practise an emotional exhibitionism of a permanently unhappy and harmed by life gay guy. Nay! Quite the contrary, I live in a perfect harmony with my rather not bad world. Well, what was and is the purpose of launching and writing this blog? Now two things. Firstly - I'd like, at least to some extent, to make this society, yet not one of the best - Polish society, realize that a gay is quite the same human as anyone else. He loves, feels, is happy, is sad, rejoices, learns, studies, votes, has political views, enjoys himself, has friends, works etc. etc. Secondly - I'd like to show that a gay can be happy with himself, his life and his world. Let this blog be my own little contribution to making this world a better place to be in...
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I always wanted to have some kind of miniblog here, just like I’ve seen many times on many other blogs. Well, sometimes I would like to share something with You, write just a few sentences or words, which would be to few for a single post. So this will be the place [by which I mean sidebar, of course] for such short statements, instant statements :]
