Rainbows and Thunderbolts : A Non-obvious Alliance between the LGBTQIAP Movement and Women’s Movement in Poland in 2016–2020

The article analyses contemporary social and political movements operating in Poland under the rule of the conservative and semiauthoritarian Law and Justice� It traces and reconstructs interactions between organized and trans-nationalized LGBTQIAP movement present in Poland since 1989 and the new women’s movement constituted on the wave of contention against the conservative turn and attempts to further restrict abortion law in Poland that was backed by the government� The strategies employed by both movements differ but for each one of them the interaction has proven a considerable success� In a not-so-obvious manner, the solidarity with LGBTQIAP movement, built gradually by the women’s movement, has helped to strengthen its base and its presence in the public debate� The article rests on textual analysis of social media sources to trace the timing of the most significant gestures of inter-movement solidarity� — ABSTRAKT —