Poland’s two leading gay activists Robert Biedron(photo) and Tomasz Baczkowski‘s dirty secrets are being exposed in and the world is watching; this is all due to vigilant investigative reporting by GayLife.pl editor Jacek Adler. Biedron is founder of “KPH” (Campaign Against Homophobia) and Tomasz Baczkowski is president of “Equality Foundation which coordinates the annual gay pride started in 2001 by Szymon Niemiec ; Biedron also serves on the foundations executive board.
These two "
allegedly" stole the parade from Niemiec in 2005 by convincing him to join them in co-founding a foundation.
This past summer questions regarding irregularities emerged, such as per example, falsifications of court registration documents, etc...
Biedron seeks litigation against the gay web magazine for publishing the series of articles that provoked questions about his integrity and of his association(s) - Today was the first court hearing - it wasn't very good for Biedron.
Today was the first hearing involving Biedron and GayLife editor Jacek Adler. During his court appearance Biedron made an absurd and somewhat paranoid statement to the judge. Biedron claimed, “Gay.pl and Gaylife.pl websites encouraged users to poison me.”
Today was the first court hearing for the case filed by "
Campaign Against Homophobia" (KPH) against the editor/owner of
Gaylife for alleged infringement of personal goods. (In Poland’s legal lexicon this has broad meanings; damaged reputation, harmed income; defamation and slander.)
After Biedron statement the court room erupted in laughter. In an attempt to restore calmness to maintain the seriousness in the chamber the co-editor of
Gaylife reassured the court explaining the situation of Biedron’s violent reaction was his "effeminate sensitivity.”
Attending today’s court hearing from "
Campaign Against Homophobia" were:
Marta Abramowicz president,
Tomasz Szypuła, vice president and
Robert Biedroń, founder.
The next hearing will be in June and one can be certain that
Robert Biedron has many similar tricks in his sleeves.
Government of Poland and ILGCN Polska seek court judgment against Equality Foundation- Biedron is officer on board and the main suspect of wrongdoing. Read article here.
Let Me Get This Straight:
'...Equality Foundation has not performed its duties with integrity, determined by article 12 paragraph 2 foundation’s bill..." - Government Poland in court filing 03-Mar 2009. READ original court brief in Polish or English
1.Poland vs Equality Foundation
Robert Biedron and Tomasz Baczkowski (president of "Equality Foundation") manipulated and stole Equality Parade from fellow gay activist Szymon Niemiec in 2005 after the three co-signed legal documents to gain the license as co-founders of the endeavor as a non-profit. Niemiec became violently ill and was hospitalized for several months two months after the legal strays was confirmed of the NGO. This permitted Tomasz Baczkowski and Robert Biedron to maneuver themselves into position by presenting themselves to the west, Poland had join the EU the previous year, to gain celebrity and European Union Parliament grants (tax payers money.) The two were flamboyant and convincing in their presentation expressing the plights of the average gay Poles. They traveled to every European capital soliciting supporters and gained tremendous support. Meanwhile back in Poland the average gay Poles' life hadn't changed one iota no was it likely to. The gracious and sympathetic westerners had no knowledge of what the real story and history of Tomasz Baczkowski and Robert Biedron was in Poland.
It was not enough for him that he became the first gay activist in history that started a war against the gay media in court. It was not enough that he puts almost all Polish gay portals in fear - because he is funded by large grants from European Union taxpayers who did not know until now the truth of his character. It was not enough that he slander other gay activists and stole their achievements - Equality Parade. It all was not enough, he wanted everything. -Szymon Niemiec
Read his blog about today's court hearing here.
- Campaign Against Homophobia (KPH) vs. GayLife editor
Jacek Adler penned an editorial in 2005 about Tomasz Baczkowski and Robert Biedron spending 10,000 Euros on a lavish banquet - funds were donated to Equality Foundation for Equality Parade which was subsequently banned by government. In his particle Adler question the wisdom of the expenditure since it was a "privet" banquet for Tomasz Baczkowski and Robert Biedron an their "friends" only. Szymon Niemiec the founder of the parade in 2001 and co-founder of Equality Foundation wasn't on the invitation lists.
Adler wrote several articles form 2005 until present questioning the Equality Foundation and Campaign Against Homophobia's managerial decisions and ineffectiveness in promoting and advocating GLBT rights within Poland.
The summer of 2008 also saw Lee Cavitt- an American - was solicited by his Polish friends to assumed the legal reigns of ILGCN Polska. The new president accepted and began to reached out to the western press, colleagues and GLBT entities seeking expose what he thought to be not correct.
Jacek Adler wrote articles of the involvement of Cavitt and his advocating redress by the authority which oversees nongovernmental agencies, the Polish government.
As the new president of ILGCN Polska he approached the foundation privately and was rebuffed - ignored. Seeking no amicable solution Lee Cavit appealed to Poland's Prime Minister the US State Department, Elysee and White House making his satisfactions with Tomasz Baczkowski and Robert Biedron actions known.
Biedron's lawsuit against Gaylife and Adler was made a few months after the City of Warsaw, Polish Prime Minister's office, police, tax collector's and others began to examine him and his affairs closely. After concluding its investigation Poland's government filed in court for a decision against the foundation - see above.
In conclusion, they stole another family members dreams and now Biedron is attacking the media for asking to see financial expenditures reports for the organizations which he is involved - the request started in 2005 and the irony here is that now Biedron is attacking a GLBT member of the press - Not good, not good at all wait until this story reaches the west. Of course the Polish MSM or other three "gay media" don't care. The mainstream because they are heterosexual conservative Poles and the gay because Biedron perhaps s their dearest friend - advertiser that is.
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