Waldemar Zboralski
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Waldemar Zboralski | |
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 Waldemar Zboralski (2009) | |
| Born | June 4, 1960 |
Waldemar Zboralski (born 4 June 1960[citation needed]) is a Polish veteran gay rights activist,[1][2] politician, and journalist.
Life
Zboralski was born in Nowa Sól where he grew up and graduated from high school.
He became a victim to the secret Operation Hyacinth[3][4] organised by the Polish communist police. The purpose of the operation was to create a national database of all homosexuals and people who had some sort of contact with them.[5]
In 1987, he was a co-founder and the first chairman of Warszawski Ruch Homoseksualny (Warsaw Homosexual Movement).[6][7] Zboralski was called by Radio Free Europe's research as member of “Independent movement in Eastern Europe” for first time on 17th November 1988.[8]
According to Krzysztof Tomasik, author of the book "Gejerel. Mniejszości seksualne w PRL-u" ("Gayerel. Sexual minorities in PRL"), Zboralski was the "gay Wałęsa", "the main force behind Warsaw gay movement".[9]
Zboralski has been lobbying for the legalization of same-sex marriages in Poland, he was the first person to publish articles on this subject in Polish press.[10]
In 2004, Zboralski was an unsuccessful Reason Party candidate in elections to the European Parliament.[11] In 2004 he was the first person to become an honorary member of a Polish LGBT organization, Campaign Against Homophobia.[12] In 2005 he was an unsuccessful Union of the Left candidate for the Sejm, the lower house of the Polish parliament.
On 12 October 2007 Zboralski married his partner Krzysztof Nowak in Great Britain as the first Polish gay couple married in that country.[13]
Currently he resides in England working as a registered nurse.[14]
References
- ^ "Conference Pride or Tory Shame?". LGF Manchester. 8 October 2009. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
- ^ Johann Hari (4 February 2010). "Interview with David Cameron: "Let's talk about sex: Johann Hari grills David Cameron over gay rights"". The Independent. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
...Poker-faced, Cameron refuses to address the contradiction in his position: he says he wouldn't ally with anti-gay politicians, yet here they are, making blatantly anti-gay statements. Whenever I raise it, he tries to change the subject. All the parties in Poland are equally bad on gay rights, he says. I tell him that's not what the Polish gay equality groups say. The veteran gay activist Waldemar Zboralski says: "The Law and Justice Party is by far the most homophobic party in Poland, and Mr Kaminski is the leading symbol of homophobia in this country. It's very strange for Mr Cameron to deny this; it is indisputable...
- ^ Sergiusz Wróblewski (1999). "Pytaniami deptano najintymniejszą sferę człowieka". Inaczej (in Polish). Retrieved 1 October 2013.
- ^ Joanna Gorzelińska (2004). "Różowe teczki". Przekrój (in Polish). Retrieved 1 October 2013.
- ^ Iwona Zielinska. "Who is afraid of sexual minorities? Homosexuals, moral panic and the exercise of social control" (PDF). shef.ac.uk. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
- ^ Piotr Gabryel (1988). "Na razie plecami do kamery". Wprost (in Polish). Retrieved 1 October 2013.
- ^ Jiri Pehe (1989-06-13). "An Annotated Survey of Independent Movements in Eastern Europe". osaarchivum.org. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
- ^ Jiri Pehe (17 November 1988). "Independent Movements in Eastern Europe, page 18, (RAD BR/228)". Open Society Archives. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
"The Warsaw Homosexual Movement. Founded: Date unknown in Warsaw; has been told unofficially that it will be legalized this year as an independent association. Estimated membership: "A few hundred." Objectives: No aims stated. Leading personalities: Waldemar Zboralski.
- ^ Amelia Panuszko (2012-08-23). ""Jak się chce być modnym to się choruje na AIDS" (interview with Krzysztof Tomasik)" (in Polish). wprost.pl. Retrieved 2013-11-11.
Jeśli chodzi o gejowskiego Wałęsę to była taka postać – nazywał się Waldemar Zboralski. To on był takim spiritus movens warszawskiego ruchu homoseksualistów. To on był pierwszym przewodniczącym i właściwie jako pierwszy zaczął pojawiać się w mediach jako przedstawiciel homoseksualistów. Starał się być wzorem na wzór zachodni. Wtedy też pojawiła się kwestia zachorowań na AIDS, więc Zboralski jako wzór do naśladowania dla innych zrobił sobie test i pokazał go publicznie. Pochodził z małego miasteczka, z rodziny robotniczej i nosił wąsy, więc niejako naturalnie został takim gejowskim Wałęsą.
- ^ Waldemar Zboralski (1992). "Jak z tym jest u Niemców?". Przegląd Tygodniowy (in Polish). Retrieved 1 October 2013.
- ^ Michał Iwanowski (30 March 2004). "Głosem mniejszości". Gazeta Lubuska (in Polish). Retrieved 1 October 2013.
- ^ "Dyplom honorowy" (in Polish). Retrieved 1 October 2013.
- ^ "Pierwsi polscy geje, którzy wzięli ślub, mieszkają w Anglii". Gazeta Wyborcza (in Polish). 28 March 2008. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
- ^ "Nursing & Midwifery Council". nmc-uk.org. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
External links
- "Polish activist speaks out about homophobia in Poland (interview with Zboralski)". lgf.org.uk. 18 July 2009. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
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