Stowarzyszenie Pracownia Różnorodności- SPR

SWP works for LGBTQ people (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people), promotes knowledge about them in society, promotes social acceptance of LGBTQ people, and prosecutes and condemns homophobia (in the largo sense: all forms of discrimination, including unequal treatment by applicable law of LGBTQ persons due to their sexual orientation, gender and gender identity). The SPR website (www.spr.org.pl) is a registered journal. SPR operates mainly in Toruń.

Mission and Objectives
1. working towards a legal and actual equality of lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender persons, including:
a) making the debate on problems of LGBTQ persons public and open,
b) shaping social acceptance for LGBTQ persons and fighting prejudice and stereotypes connected with LGBTQ persons,
c) increasing visibility and social representation of LGBTQ persons,
d) creating a positive LGBTQ identity,
e) eliminating inequalities based on sex, gender or sexual orientation in Polish law,
f) fighting discrimination of LGBTQ persons,
g) counteracting all forms of physical and psychical violence based on sex, gender or sexual orientation;
2. popularizing knowledge on sexual orientations, sexual identifications and gender;
3. creating and introducing a anti-discrimination discourse, sensible to exclusion and stigmatization;
4. popularizing knowledge on sexual health.

Main Projects / Activities
1. educational events promoting diversity - workshops, living libraries (so far 2 in Toruń itself and 2 in smaller, neighboring towns of Grudziądz and Włocławek)
2. events popularizing queer and LGBTQ culture - queerfests (with exhibitions, panel discussions, concerts, performances and drag shows), local editions of "a million different loves?!" film festival, LGBTQ-related movie screenings
3. reacting to all revealed cases of homophobia through: inquiry (usually written - demanding explanations, opinions), intervention (Police, government plenipotentiary for equal status, ombundsman office, other relevant authorities) and legal assistance (where necessary); the association deals with everything from individual cases to combating homophobic school textbooks and encyclopedia entries
4. other activity - street events (e.g. anti-homophobic clinics), outdoor campaigns using posters, leaflets and billboards, support for other discriminated groups