Poland in anti-gay dog house
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Poland stunned the international community when it announced plans to ban the discussion of homosexuality in schools. Here in the UK, it brought back grim memories of Thatcher’s Clause 28 and highlighted Poland’s stubborn resistance to human rights. The European commissioner for equal opportunity has echoed such thoughts by stating that such measures would violate European law."Such a law, if it were to emerge, would be in contradiction with the European human rights convention and the EU charter on fundamental rights," Vladimir Spidla told the European Parliament as part of a debate on homophobia.The schools bill is sponsored by the Kaczynskis' Minister of Education, infamous homophobe Roman Giertych, who is also Deputy Prime Minister. Giertych is the leader of the Catholic nationalist, anti-Semitic League of Polish Families party, the Kaczynskis coalition partner in government. Vice Minister of Education Miroslaw Orzechowski told reporters that the aim of the law is to "punish whomever promotes homosexuality or any other deviance of a sexual nature in educational establishments," and that any teacher who violated the law could be fired, fined or imprisoned."There are children in schools who could be susceptible to homosexual political agitation, and that puts homosexual propaganda in direct opposition to the elementary interests of our state," Orzechowski said. He highlighted safer sex pamphlets featuring a picture of two men kissing."We have to exert our influence while we still can and not wait until it is too late," the Vice Minister added.Proving their resistance to logical debate, a number of Polish parliament members stormed from the meeting after a vote to suspend the debate failed.The organisation Human Rights Watch has also criticised the proposal as a violation of basic rights. Amnesty International said in a statement that "the measure would deprive students of their right to freedom of expression, of a full education, and of the right to associate freely. It would institutionalise discrimination in Poland's school system. "It would criminalise anybody who promotes equality regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. In short, if the measure is enacted, Poland would be in violation of its obligations under international and regional human rights treaties to which Poland is a state party and its commitments when the country joined the European Union."Polish gay activists said the proposed bill highlighted the Kaczynski government's worrying attitude toward homosexuals. "The gay and lesbian community is isolated in Polish society, it is hated," said Robert Biedron, chairman of the Polish Campaign Against Homophobia (KPH). Biedron added, "More and more gay people are victims of physical abuse, so I'm very much concerned that Poland will become the Cuba or North Korea of Europe."Biedron has every right to be concerned, especially as Warsaw is about to host the World Congress of Families IV on May 11-13 at the Palace of Culture and Science. President Kaczynski -- who twice banned Gay Pride marches when he was mayor of Warsaw -- is both Honorary Patron of this convention and will give the introductory speech.According to WCF organisers, more than 3500 "pro-family" activists are expected to attend. The WCF website spouts seemingly endless anti-gay diatribes. One section states: “Marriage between a man and a woman forms the sole moral context for natural sexual union. Whether through pornography, promiscuity, incest or homosexuality, deviations from these created sexual norms cannot truly satisfy the human spirit. They lead to obsession, remorse, alienation, and disease”.
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Poland stunned the international community when it announced plans to ban the discussion of homosexuality in schools. Here in the UK, it brought back grim memories of Thatcher’s Clause 28 and highlighted Poland’s stubborn resistance to human rights. The European commissioner for equal opportunity has echoed such thoughts by stating that such measures would violate European law."Such a law, if it were to emerge, would be in contradiction with the European human rights convention and the EU charter on fundamental rights," Vladimir Spidla told the European Parliament as part of a debate on homophobia.The schools bill is sponsored by the Kaczynskis' Minister of Education, infamous homophobe Roman Giertych, who is also Deputy Prime Minister. Giertych is the leader of the Catholic nationalist, anti-Semitic League of Polish Families party, the Kaczynskis coalition partner in government. Vice Minister of Education Miroslaw Orzechowski told reporters that the aim of the law is to "punish whomever promotes homosexuality or any other deviance of a sexual nature in educational establishments," and that any teacher who violated the law could be fired, fined or imprisoned."There are children in schools who could be susceptible to homosexual political agitation, and that puts homosexual propaganda in direct opposition to the elementary interests of our state," Orzechowski said. He highlighted safer sex pamphlets featuring a picture of two men kissing."We have to exert our influence while we still can and not wait until it is too late," the Vice Minister added.Proving their resistance to logical debate, a number of Polish parliament members stormed from the meeting after a vote to suspend the debate failed.The organisation Human Rights Watch has also criticised the proposal as a violation of basic rights. Amnesty International said in a statement that "the measure would deprive students of their right to freedom of expression, of a full education, and of the right to associate freely. It would institutionalise discrimination in Poland's school system. "It would criminalise anybody who promotes equality regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. In short, if the measure is enacted, Poland would be in violation of its obligations under international and regional human rights treaties to which Poland is a state party and its commitments when the country joined the European Union."Polish gay activists said the proposed bill highlighted the Kaczynski government's worrying attitude toward homosexuals. "The gay and lesbian community is isolated in Polish society, it is hated," said Robert Biedron, chairman of the Polish Campaign Against Homophobia (KPH). Biedron added, "More and more gay people are victims of physical abuse, so I'm very much concerned that Poland will become the Cuba or North Korea of Europe."Biedron has every right to be concerned, especially as Warsaw is about to host the World Congress of Families IV on May 11-13 at the Palace of Culture and Science. President Kaczynski -- who twice banned Gay Pride marches when he was mayor of Warsaw -- is both Honorary Patron of this convention and will give the introductory speech.According to WCF organisers, more than 3500 "pro-family" activists are expected to attend. The WCF website spouts seemingly endless anti-gay diatribes. One section states: “Marriage between a man and a woman forms the sole moral context for natural sexual union. Whether through pornography, promiscuity, incest or homosexuality, deviations from these created sexual norms cannot truly satisfy the human spirit. They lead to obsession, remorse, alienation, and disease”.
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