{
  "id": 14440675,
  "title": "Kraków’s new mayor withdraws patronage of LGBT+ equality march",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/krakows-new-mayor-withdraws-patronage-of-lgbt-equality-march",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-14T12:01:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Notes from Poland",
    "slug": "notes-from-poland",
    "url": "https://notesfrompoland.com/2026/10/14/krakows-new-mayor-withdraws-patronage-of-lgbt-equality-march/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Kraków's new mayor, Łukasz Gibała, has announced that he will withdraw the city's official patronage of the LGBT+ equality march, which he argues has become too partisan. The march, first held in 2004, draws thousands of participants each year to demand greater LGBT+ rights in Poland. The new mayor, who previously supported LGBT+ rights and attended the march, stated that he will avoid sponsoring events with partisan characters. He added that he has attended the march in the past but does not regret it. As mayor, Gibała plans to continue transcribing foreign same-sex marriages into the civil registry, as required by the Court of Justice of the European Union. However, he emphasized that he is doing this as a \"legalist\" who respects the current legal situation.",
  "summary": "Łukasz Gibała, who has been supportive of LGBT+ rights in the past, argues that the event has become too \"partisan\".",
  "key_points": [
    "Kraków's new mayor Łukasz Gibała withdraws patronage of LGBT+ equality march.",
    "March, held since 2004, draws thousands for greater LGBT+ rights in Poland.",
    "Gibała aims to continue transcribing same-sex marriages as legalist."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}