Poland’s ruling nationalist party aims to stem a decline in its popularity ahead of two key elections this year with warnings that opposition support for LGBTQ education is a threat to Polish culture and should be blocked wherever possible. - NBCOUT
Participants attend the "Equality Parade" rally in support of the LGBTQ community in Lublin, Poland on Oct. 13, 2018. Agencja Gazeta via Reuters fileWARSAW - Poland’s ruling nationalist party aims to stem a decline in its popularity ahead of two key elections this year with warnings that opposition support for LGBTQ education is a threat to Polish culture and should be blocked wherever possible.
The approved lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender education program in Warsaw is meant to teach students about sexual orientation, discrimination and reproductive health, according to standards set by the World Health Organization. Over half of Poles think homosexuality is not normal but can be tolerated, while a quarter believe it should not be tolerated at all, according to a poll carried out in late 2017 by CBOS.
The tactic worked for PiS previously, analysts said, noting how in 2015 it used anti-migrant rhetoric to drum up support before its election defeat of the governing center-left Civic Platform.
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