Poland's president compared LGBT 'ideology' to communist doctrine in a campaign speech on Saturday, as LGBT rights become a hotly debated issue ahead of a June 28 presidential election in the staunchly Catholic country.
Poland's President Andrzej Duda speaks during his election meeting in Solec Kujawski, Poland, June 9, 2020. Grazyna Marks/Agencja Gazeta via REUTERS
President Andrzej Duda is an ally of the ruling nationalist Law and Justice Party , which dismisses the promotion of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights as a foreign influence undermining Poland’s traditional values. “My parents’ generation for forty years fought to eliminate communist ideology from schools, so it couldn’t be forced on children. So youth, children, soldiers and youth organizations couldn’t be indoctrinated,” Duda told a rally in the southwestern town of Brzeg.Opposition candidates and LGBT rights groups condemned Duda’s speech.
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