Under fire over LGBT rights, Polish leader blames activist

Bart Staszewski felt angry and hopeless when local governments in Poland started passing resolutions last year declaring themselves to be free of "LGBT ideology.” At least 100 municipalities or regions, mostly in conservative southeastern Poland, have passed declarations that vowed to keep out “LGBT ideology” or adopted “family charters” that backed heterosexual unions. In response, he settled on a protest around the communities that are now widely referred to as “LGBT-free zones," a move that has enraged Poland's conservative, nationalist government as his posts have gone viral.