KPH Congratulates Poland’s first openly gay elected official
30/11/2010
Submitted by
Tomasz Szypuła
LGBT activist Krystian Legierski was elected to the Warsaw City Council from the city´s Mokotow district in the Nov. 21 election.
Although he is a member of the Green Party, Legierski was a candidate on the Left Democratic Alliance party list.
A lawyer, Legierski is part of the Initiative Group for Domestic Partnerships, a group made up of activists from the LGBT community who lobby to get a partnership law passed in Poland. He was also a former member of the LGBT organization Lambda Warsaw.
Legierski also is also a bi-racial African-Pole, bringing more diversity into the Polish political scene.
“We’ve waited a long time for this in Poland, since 1989 really. It’s not only a personal success for Legierski but also for the whole LGBT community”, says Tomasz Szypuła, President of KPH.
Although he is a member of the Green Party, Legierski was a candidate on the Left Democratic Alliance party list.
A lawyer, Legierski is part of the Initiative Group for Domestic Partnerships, a group made up of activists from the LGBT community who lobby to get a partnership law passed in Poland. He was also a former member of the LGBT organization Lambda Warsaw.
Legierski also is also a bi-racial African-Pole, bringing more diversity into the Polish political scene.
“We’ve waited a long time for this in Poland, since 1989 really. It’s not only a personal success for Legierski but also for the whole LGBT community”, says Tomasz Szypuła, President of KPH.
