Bart Staszewski awarded by TIME magazine

For the third time, the American magazine TIME has published a list of 100 people who are shaping the future of business, entertainment, sports, politics, science, health, and more. TIME100 NEXT list includes doctors and scientists fighting Covid-19, advocates pushing for equality and justice, journalists standing up for truth, and artists sharing their visions of the present and future. This year, Polish LGBT activist, filmmaker, and photographer Bart Staszewski was chosen by TIME, the American magazine as one of its "100 emerging leaders". In 2018, he co-organized the first-ever “Equality March” in his home town Lublin and ever since he has been highlighting the growing number of small towns that passed non-binding resolutions banning “LGBT ideology.”

“As LGBT rights are increasingly attacked by Poland’s right-wing leadership, Bart Staszewski is emerging as a symbol of resistance,” the authors of the ranking explained.

“Everyone on this list is poised to make history. And in fact, many already have,” Dan Macsai, editorial director of the TIME100, said.

The magazine also distinguished such people as the poet Amanda Gorman, the Prime Minister of Finland Sanna Marin, the actress Hunter Schafer (Euphoria series), and Anya Taylor-Joy (The Queen's Gambit).

Time 100 is an annual listicle of the 100 most influential people in the world, assembled by the American news magazine Time. The final list of influential individuals is exclusively chosen by Time editors, with nominations coming from the Time 100 alumni and the magazine's international writing staff.

(WBJ)