Polish LGBTQ activists acquitted of ‘offending religious feelings’ for rainbow-halo Virgin Mary posters

Three LGBTQ activists were charged with “offending religious feelings” after hanging up posters of the Virgin Mary with a rainbow halo outside a church. This week, a judge in the city of Plock ruled them not guilty of the crimes, and the queer community there is celebrating the judgment as a major win. The World’s Bianca Hillier reports.

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