News
2007-02-22
Gay rights groups
condemn Polish president
Gay rights groups
and politicians in Ireland have condemned Polish
president Lech Kaczynski for antigay remarks he made on a
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Gay rights groups
and politicians in Ireland have condemned Polish
president Lech Kaczynski for antigay remarks he made on a
recent state visit, reports the BBC-UK.
Kaczynski said
the human race "would disappear if homosexuality was
freely promoted." One of Ireland's openly gay politicians,
Sen. David Norris, called the president a "disgrace to
the European community" and said
Kacsynski's comments were "ignorant,
unsophisticated, and a disgrace."
Kaczynski has
come under fire in the past by gay rights groups for
antigay remarks. He has said he opposes homosexuality being
"freely promoted" or "treated as one of several
choices." As mayor of Warsaw he banned gay pride
marches for two years. Kaczynski denies he is
homophobic and says he has gay friends.
Joan Burton, the
Irish Labour Party's finance spokeswoman, said his
remarks were "a pity given people's efforts to remove crass
and gross discrimination." (The Advocate)
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