LGBT rights, Poland, please boost
(Reposted from Birdside, thread)
Today, the Polish parliament will read a proposed law that makes it illegal to "promote homosexuality", including - I am not exaggerating - pretty much ANY positive talk of LGBT+ people and their rights in public settings.
And foreign media seem almost entirely silent on this.
The law was drafted a while ago, but didn't get into the Parliament for procedural reasons.
It EXPLICITLY bans e.g.:
LGBT rights, Poland, please boost
* talking about LGBT ppl/issues in schools;
* Pride marches and any other LGBT-related public events;
* public endorsement of same-sex marriage or rights;
You read that right. If you say "I think gay people should get to be married" in a public setting, the new law states that you'd be committing a crime.
I know not everyone is equally passionate about LGBT activism, but this is actual insanity.
LGBT rights, Poland, please boost
@oddtail eng lang source:
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/polish-parliament-examine-anti-lgbt-legislative-proposal-80834330
This is also not the only anti lgbtq proposal thats been considered lately it appears, a very similar bill was considered in November of last year (also in response to a petition: https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/11/11/poland-lgbt-pride-ban-gay-life-family-foundation/ ) and the polish government has announced plans to ban queer people from adopting children: https://www.them.us/story/poland-planning-lgbtq-adoption-ban
LGBT rights, Poland, please boost
@oddtail yeah i completely understand! Your post had all the info I needed to find a source, and now it’s attached to the post for anyone else who wants to verify so it worker out I think
LGBT rights, Poland, please boost
@Satsuma thank you for digging up the sources.
I am literally too tired to bother RN. This sort of shit should be all over mainstream Western media without a random dude on Mastodon having to talk about it.
I know, it's a poor excuse to write source-less, but it's just so infuriating.