Ola Kaczorek

Aleksandra Kaczorek, known as Ola Kaczorek, is a Polish LGBT rights activist. They are co-president of Love Does Not Exclude.[2] In 2020, they became a founding member of the Consultative Council created on 1 November 2020 in the context of the October 2020 Polish protests.[3][1]

Ola Kaczorek
OccupationLGBT rights activist Edit this on Wikidata
Known forfounding member of Consultative Council[1]

Early life

Kaczorek attended one of the high school in the Warsaw district of Ursynów, where they met their partner, journalist Wiktoria Beczek. Kaczorek participated in bullying of one of their schoolmates while at said school, creating a social media page on the then-popular portal Grono, targeting the victim.

LGBT activism

In April 2020, Kaczorek criticised a proposed law that associated sex educators with pedophiles, arguing that sex educators teaching gender identity would risk prosecution, including prison sentences. They said that the already unfriendly psychological environment for non-heterosexual children would be worsened by the law.[4]

Kaczorek is co-president of the LGBT rights group Love Does Not Exclude (Polish: Miłość Nie Wyklucza, MNW).[2]

In 2019, the mayor of Warsaw, Rafał Trzaskowski, signed an "LGBT Declaration" of actions to support LGBT rights. In September 2020, Kaczorek claimed that out of the ten main actions, Trzaskowski only carried out one: he appeared and spoke publicly in favour of LGBT rights at the Warsaw Equality Parade. They stated the Warsaw City Council officials refused to create the position of a mayor's representative for LGBT issues, and either ignored or misled the activists on all the other points of the declaration.[5]

Kaczorek criticised the declaration by several Polish local governments of LGBT-free zones as being discriminatory and argued that use of the term "LGBT ideology" was aimed at dehumanising LGBT people.[6]

During the 2020 Polish presidential election, president Andrzej Duda proposed a constitutional change that would declare adoption of a child would be forbidden under single-sex couples. Kaczorek argued that while the proposal was negative in violating the family rights of LGBT couples, the proposal ironically declared the existence of LGBT couples, which contradicted the PiS claim that LGBT people were an "ideology" rather than people.[7] Kaczorek moderated a debate on LGBT+ support at the July 2020 Pol'and'Rock Festival.[8]

In July and August 2020, Małgorzata Szutowicz (Margot) and two other LGBT rights activists placed rainbow flags on a statue of Jesus and four other statues in Warsaw and were charged with the criminal offence of insulting a monument. Kaczorek stated that they were helping to raise funds for the legal defence of Margot and the other activists.[4]

Constitutional Council

Kaczorek was a founding member of the Consultative Council created on 1 November 2020 in the context of the October 2020 Polish protests.[3][1]

References
  1. Czarnacka, Agata (2020-11-01). "13 postulatów Strajku Kobiet. O co walczą?" [Women's Strike's thirteen demands. What are they fighting for?]. Polityka (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2020-11-02. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
  2. Savage, Rachel (2020-04-15). "Poland mulls law denouncing sex educators as paedophiles and gay activists". Thomson Reuters. Archived from the original on 2020-04-19. Retrieved 2020-11-06.
  3. Karwowska, Anita; Paś, Waldemar (2020-10-27). "Dymisja rządu i Julii Przyłębskiej. Czego jeszcze żąda Ogólnopolski Strajk Kobiet? Co się wydarzy w środę 28 października?" [Government and Julia Przyłębska to resign. What else does All-Poland Women's Strike want? What will happen on Wednesday 28 October?]. Gazeta Wyborcza (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2020-11-01. Retrieved 2020-11-01.
  4. Savage, Rachel (2020-08-06). "Polish activist faces jail for hanging rainbow flag on Jesus statue". Thomson Reuters. Archived from the original on 2020-11-05. Retrieved 2020-11-06.
  5. Ambroziak, Anton (2020-09-17). "'Z PO nie ma o czym rozmawiać. Byłoby lepiej, gdyby Trzaskowski nie podpisał deklaracji LGBT'" ['There's no point talking to Platforma Obywatelska. It would be better if Trzaskowski didn't sign the LGBT declaration']. OKO.press (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2020-11-05. Retrieved 2020-11-06.
  6. "Why 'LGBT-free zones' are on the rise in Poland". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2019-07-27. Archived from the original on 2019-07-27. Retrieved 2020-11-06.
  7. Ambroziak, Anton (2020-07-06). "Dudy gra wyborcza zakazem adopcji. 'To okrutne. Prezydent odbiera dzieciom prawo do rodziny'" [Duda's electoral game is banning adoption. 'This is cruel. The president is refusing children the right to a family']. OKO.press (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2020-11-05. Retrieved 2020-11-06.
  8. "Debata 'Młodzież LGBT+ Jak stanąć po Waszej stronie?' 26. Pol'and'Rock Festival" [Debate 'LGBT+ youth how can I stand on your side?' 26th Pol'and'Rock Festival]. Polish Ombudsman (in Polish). 2020-07-31. Archived from the original on 2020-11-05. Retrieved 2020-11-06.
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