30/12/2022
Pink News reports that Mel C, artist and member of the legendary band the Spice Girls, has earned praise after apparently deciding to decline the offer to perform in Poland on New Year’s Eve, because of the country’s lagging behind Western Europe on a number of human rights fronts, including LGBTQIA freedom. “In light of some issues that have been brought to my attention, that do not align with the communities i support, I’m afraid I will no longer be able to perform in Poland as planned on New Year’s Eve,” she wrote. Gay journalist and intellectual Owen Jones remarked that Mel C was a “hero”, whilst Polish writer Dariusz Blade tweeted “On behalf of all Poles, for whom democracy and the rule of law are of paramount importance, as well as respect and tolerance towards various environments and social groups, I would like to thank you for the very good decision you have made.”
