Polish region wants to remain an ‘LGBT-free’ zone despite risking millions in EU funds

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08/19/2021

This week a Polish regional council has voted to remain an “LGBT-free zone” despite a warning from the European Union that it could lose funding. Numerous local authorities in Poland have declared themselves free of so-called “LGBT ideology” as gay rights have become a high-profile and deeply divisive issue in the predominantly Catholic country under conservative nationalist rule. This has set Poland on a collision course with the European Commission, which says the zones may violate EU law when it comes to non-discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation. The southern Malopolska region said it had received a warning letter saying it could lose more than €2.5 billion of EU funds unless it revokes the declaration made in 2019 by mid-September. On Thursday the regional assembly voted on an opposition motion to revoke the resolution. But it was rejected by party representatives. “We cannot simply deny what was said in 2019,” said council leader Jan Duda, who is also the father of Poland’s President Andrzej Duda. “We need to meet and rewrite this declaration, as the one from 2019 has been misunderstood.” Some religious conservatives in Poland say they do not have anything against the gay community but they oppose what they call “LGBT ideology”, which they say poses a threat to Christian values. “LGBT-free zones” seek to ban the promotion of homosexuality and other minority sexual identities, especially in schools.

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