Warsaw pride parade back for first time in two years after anti-LGBTQ+ backlash and coronavirus pandemic | South China Morning Post

The largest gay pride parade in central Europe took place again in Warsaw for the first time in two years after a pandemic-induced break - and amid a backlash in Poland and Hungary against LGBTQ+ rights. Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski walked at the head of the Equality Parade on Saturday - a sign of support for LGBTQ+ rights by the liberal politician. Thousands of people joined the march and were cheered on by others waving rainbow flags from their balconies and pavement cafes. But that level of acceptance is not universal in Poland, a heavily Catholic, largely conservative nation. The…