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Polish court acquits 'rainbow halo' LGBT activists

A court in Poland has acquitted three LGBT rights activists accused of offending religious beliefs. The women were arrested after producing images of the Virgin Mary and baby Jesus, altered to include the LGBT rainbow in their halos.

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