A series of direct actions carried out by the collective in the summer of 2020 provoked a wide media attention[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] and a deeply polarized social discussion on the rights of LGBT+ people, attended by, among others representatives of the world of culture,[12] science,[13] the highest levels of Polish politics[14][15] or the hierarchs of the Catholic Church in Poland.

[17] In a BBC interview in September 2020, Szutowicz explained: "I want to show my community that we no longer have to live in fear [...] For years we've been asking for minimal provisions and legislation that would protect us – if not from discrimination, then at least from physical violence."

"[18] While detained, Szutowicz went on a hunger strike and requested a New Testament, later stating that Christianity is too serious a matter to be left in Polish Catholics' hands.

[21][22] The impulse for an organized action, and at the same time a clear turning point, marking the transformation of current activist activity by Małgorzata "Margot" Szutowicz and Łania Madej into the Stop Bzdurom collective were the repercussions after a verbal skirmish between them and several passers-by with the Pro Foundation volunteers, which took place on May 15, 2019 at the Warsaw "Pan" (the square in front of the Metro Centrum entrance).

Initially, its aim was to oppose the activities of the Pro Foundation, as well as to create more theories about anti-LGBT rhetoric,[25] and fight against disinformation regarding sex education.

[29][30] They aroused interest in the public space, thanks to which the collective engaged in further activities;[2] launched a website and a fanpage on Facebook, through which it denied the information provided by the Pro Foundation.

[citation needed] In June 2020, there were posts on the collective's Facebook profile regarding the stoppage of trucks of the Pro Foundation, as well as the painting over their license plates and tarpaulins.

[10] Margot told the BBC that she only attempted to stop the truck driver from filming her with his mobile phone and did not assault him: "I wish I could have beat him up – but he was three or four times larger than me.

[53] On the night of July 28–29, the Stop Bzdurom, Gang Samzamęt and Poetka collectives organized a civil disobedience campaign involving the display of rainbow flags on Warsaw monuments.

It also caused a lot of controversy, especially related to the hanging of the flag on the statue of Jesus Christ at the Holy Cross Church in Warsaw.

[65] The decision was negatively addressed by, inter alia, the Council of Europe's Human Rights Commissioner – Dunja Mijatović[66] and the President of Court Watch Polska – Bartosz Pilitowski.

[82] An open letter was also sent to the Polish authorities, demanding that Małgorzata Szutowicz be released from custody and that the rights of LGBT persons be guaranteed.

The letter was signed by several hundred scholars from around the world, including: Natalia Aleksiun, Maurice Aymard, Daniel Beauvois, Judith Butler, Noam Chomsky, Natalie Zemon Davis and Galit Hasan-Rokem.

[13][83] There was also a letter signed by people of culture (signed, among others, by Pedro Almodóvar, Margaret Atwood, Richard Flanagan, Ed Harris, Slavoj Žižek and Olga Tokarczuk),[12] as well as persons supporting Margot (including Adam Boniecki, Maja Komorowska, Michael Schudrich, Paula Sawicka, Alfred Wierzbicki and Jacek Jassem).

In an interview, Małgorzata Szutowicz said that having a public position with the media was not helpful for reaching her goals and that she was now working in the background to support other groups.