France, May 31 -- As Poland prepares to go to the polls in the second round of the presidential election on Sunday, filmmaker and activist Bartosz Staszewski, a leading figure in the country's LGBT+ movement, looks back on difficult years under the previous right-wing government, but saysthat change is under way in Polish society.

RFI: Since you started campaigning for LGBT+ rights, how have you seen things evolve in Poland?

Bartosz Staszewski: I think one of the most visible signs of change is that liberal candidates no longer hesitate to make LGBT+ rights a topic of discussion during the presidential election period. Most of them support the introduction of a civil union, and even the rights of trans people. This is a real change.

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