Campaign Against Homophobia Campaign Against Homophobia is a Polish gay rights organisation, which aims to promote legal and social equality for people outside the heteronorm . It was founded in Warsaw in September 2001. It has local branches in Kraków , Wrocław , Łódź , Tricity , Toruń and Silesia region. KPH and Lambda Warszawa Association , which often co-operate are together the largest NGO organisations of this kind in Poland.Goals and activities KPH aims to contribute to establishing a tolerant society, in which gay, lesbian, transgender and other minorities feel comfortable. It undertakes activities in numerous fields:conferences, exhibitions, demonstrations, intergation parties, workshops, meetings with politicians, academics, political lobbying providing legal and psychological counselling, inter alia at the internet portal www.mojeprawa.info publishing LGBT-rights quarterly Replika , publishing leaflets on various subjects, international human rights law and practice monitoring, cooperation with similar organisations from other countries and international bodies etc. KPH co-operates with other LGBT organisations associated at ILGA . In past two members of KPH was appointed to the ILGA-Europe executive board in Brussels: Lisette Campus , and Tomasz Szypuła. Currently Mirosława Makuchowska is a member of ILGA's executive board. Some of the activities undertaken by KPH have attracted massive publicity, and influenced the Polish public. These include:Niech nas zobaczą - Photographs portraying gay and lesbian couples standing in the streets and holding hands were to be put by KPH on billboards in major Polish cities in 2003. However, before even occurring in the streets, this has caused enormous public outcry, and a debate on homosexuality on unprecedented scale in Poland. Arguments, that these photos would 'promote deviations' caused outdoor advertisement companies to withdraw from contracts on displaying them. As result the photos were displayed in art galleries . This however, was the point when according to some, discrimination became apparent and obvious in Poland for the first time . :pl:Niech nas zobaczą|Niech nas zobaczą Berlin-Yogyakarta Exhibition was first shown in October 2009 for three weeks at the prestagious University Library of Warsaw University , where 500 brochures and 200 copies of the Yogyakarta Principles were distributed. It was also shown in Liblin , Wrocław and Gdańsk according to the Yogyakarta Principles in Action.Jestem gejem, jestem lesbijką. Poznaj nas. - was a tour around Polish universities: with educational meetings for students, teachers, and LGBT-people's parents - and for many, a first opportunity to talk with openly gay people.Festiwal Kultura dla Tolerancji w Krakowie - This annual Kraków-based Festival founded by KPH members and organised by Culture for Tolerance Foundation, features conferences, workshops, movie screenings, and parties. Its symbol is a controversial and high-concept art piece by US and EU best authors accompanied by numerous activities.Nie jesteś sam, nie jesteś sama - poster campaign in selected cities.Spoko, ja też! - short videos showing students sharing their stories related to sexual orientations and its influence on various aspects of their lives in and outside of school.Tęczowy Piątek - campaign initiated in 2016 to show solidarity with LGBTQI youth and support them in the school environment.Presidents Robert Biedroń, from 11 September 2001 to 22 February 2009 Marta Abramowicz, from 22 February 2009 to 18 July 2010 Tomasz Szypuła, from 18 July 2010 to 26 February 2012 Agata Chaber, from 26 February 2012 Slava Melnyk, from 2018
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