[1/8] People take selfie on the day of an annual LGBT Equality Parade in Warsaw, Poland June 17, 2023. With an election in October or November looking tight, activists expect PiS to use issues like gay marriage or teaching about LGBTQ issues in schools to mobilise socially conservative voters. It also says that teaching about LGBTQ issues in schools results in children being sexualised. "We want to celebrate but also fight for more rights [for the LGBTQ community] in Poland," Gora told Reuters. While thousands celebrated marching to the sounds of music, a group of anti-LGBTQ activists from the Foundation for Life and Family burned rainbow flags, the symbol of the LGBTQ community.

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Persons: Alicja Herda, PiS, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, Rafal Trzaskowski, Krzysztof Gora, Gora, Sabrina, Agnieszka Pikulicka, Alan Charlish, Nick Macfie, Mike Harrison Organizations: Equality Parade, REUTERS, Law and Justice, Warsaw, Reuters, Foundation for Life, Thomson Locations: Warsaw, Poland, WARSAW, Europe, London