Black Eyed Peas support LGBTQ+ community with rainbow armbands for performance in Poland – despite backlash from politicians

Black Eyed Peas wore Delight flag-style armbands for his or her New Yr’s Eve gig (Image: EPA)

Black Eyed Peas confirmed their assist for LGBTQ+ followers with a easy accent for his or her New Yr’s Eve efficiency in Poland.

The group – comprising of will.i.am, apl.de.ap, Taboo – carried out within the nation to ring in 2023, in a live performance organised by the Polish state broadcaster TVP.

Over latest years, the station has contributed in the direction of the ruling national-conservative Regulation and Justice (PiS) social gathering’s marketing campaign towards what it calls ‘LGBT ideology’.

Whereas homosexuality is authorized in Poland, and has been since 1932, the group proceed to face challenges. Based on ILGA-Europe’s 2022 report, the standing of LGBTQ+ rights in Poland is the worst amongst European Union nations.

Standing in solidarity with queer followers, Black Eyed Pease donned rainbow armbands whereas on stage because the headlining act on the New Yr’s Eve of Goals present.

All members of the group wore the colorful armbands – which signify the colors of the Delight flag – all through the set, delighting the group with their greatest hits.

The group have been condemned by politicians with robust anti-LGBTQ+ views (Image: EPA)

Nevertheless, the Good Feeling hitmakers acquired backlash after sparking outrage amongst the PiS social gathering as a result of its robust anti-LGBTQ+ views.

One member, Marcin Warchol, expressed his distaste on social media, writing: ‘LGBT promotion in TVP2 . DISGRACE! It’s not a New Yr’s Eve of Goals however a New Yr’s Eve of Deviance.’

Rapper will.i.am confirmed his solidarity for the group and devoted his hit The place Is The Love? to LGBTQ+ folks (Image: EPA)

Janusz Kowalski, deputy agriculture minister, additionally claimed the band have been selling ‘homopropaganda’ on TVP within the present that supposedly value $1million to run.

Nevertheless, the musicians have remained defiant, with rapper Will taking to Instagram after the efficiency to ship a constructive message.

‘We're for peace, equality, concord’ he stated (Image: David Fisher/Shutterstock)

He stated in a video that The place Is the Love? was devoted ‘to unity’ as he particularly named marginalised communities, together with those that are LGBTQ+, Jewish, and people of African descent.

‘We're the Black Eyed Peas, or you may say Black Eyed Peace, as a result of we're for peace, equality, concord. We're not the Black Eyed PiS,’ stated the star, immediately calling out the hateful social gathering.

He continued: ‘We stand for unity, love, tolerance, oneness.’

On their resolution to carry out in Poland regardless of the humanitarian points, he added: ‘Generally, you gotta go the place folks don’t have the identical views to encourage them on distinction, to encourage them on what tolerance appears to be like like.’

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