Krystian Legierski believes the tide is turning in Poland. He speaks to James Gray about his struggles against a notoriously homophobic and xenophobic administration.
‘I feel something’s changing in Poland,’ says Krystian Legierski, the first openly gay elected official in a country once notorious for state homophobia.
Activists saw Legierski’s election to Warsaw City Council last November as a turning point in a political culture long characterized by discrimination against minorities. Not only is Legierski gay, he is also black – in one of the most ethnically homogenous countries in the world.
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