- Szymon Niemiec
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name = Szymon Niemiec
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birth_date =October 5 ,1977
birth_place =Warsaw, Poland
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footnotes =Szymon Niemiec (b
5 October ,1977 inWarsaw ) is a Polishphotographer ,gay rights activist ,journalist andpolitician . He is the founder of the first PolishGay Pride parade,citation |title=Voters have chance to choose openly gay candidate Niemiec |date=October 11 ,2007 |first=Paul Andrew |last=Lucre |url=http://www.krakowpost.com/articles/2007/10/11/598.html |accessdate=2008-01-26 |periodical=The Krakow Post ] held in 2001. From 2000 to 2006, Niemiec held the post of was Cultural Ambassador of Poland to theInternational Lesbian and Gay Culture Network . From 2001 to 2005 was President of International Lesbian and Gay Culture Association in Poland.Niemiec has been a member of the Left since 2002, and on
6 May ,2005 he was elected vice president ofUnion of the Left party.In 1991, Niemiec received a diploma as an instructor of theater. In 2006, Niemiec was ordained for a
deacon ofFree Reformed Church of Poland . In May 2007 he published his first book: "Rainbow Humming Bird on the Butt".From 2008, Niemiec become member of
National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association , and president of a board of "Friends of Szymon" foundation.Bibliography
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* [http://www.szymonniemiec.pl Home Page of Szymon Niemiec]
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