(Reposted from Birdside, thread)

Today, the Polish parliament will read a proposed law that makes it illegal to "promote homosexuality", including - I am not exaggerating - pretty much ANY positive talk of LGBT+ people and their rights in public settings.

And foreign media seem almost entirely silent on this.

The law was drafted a while ago, but didn't get into the Parliament for procedural reasons.

It EXPLICITLY bans e.g.:

* talking about LGBT ppl/issues in schools;
* Pride marches and any other LGBT-related public events;
* public endorsement of same-sex marriage or rights;

You read that right. If you say "I think gay people should get to be married" in a public setting, the new law states that you'd be committing a crime.

I know not everyone is equally passionate about LGBT activism, but this is actual insanity.

I'm just so tired right now.

By the way - I'm not providing sources, because even Polish-language articles about this seem to be mostly behind paywalls or otherwise difficult to access.

And there aren't that many in the first place.

Anyone reading this, feel free to add links to sources in comments.

@oddtail This is just total madness.. ​

I knew it was getting harder and harder in Poland but this is just wtf.. Can we do something about this?

@stux

Directly, no.

Talking about it beyond just a "boost-and-forget" would be a good start.

Don't get me wrong, Boosts are great (especially since there are so many - meanwhile, on FB I got a total of 1 "share" so far, despite those people being mostly my actual friends... what, who's bitter? I'm not bitter.)

Writing to your local newspaper or TV station or other news source and asking them to cover this would be a good idea, too.

Beyond that, dunno.

@oddtail

As described this is completely appalling. Any chance you can link us to the text that states your claims, ideally translated. I usually like to confirm stuff like this before I take a stance though I dont doubt what your saying to be true.

@stux

@pfm

Thank you, though im not seeing the text of the bill at that link. It appears to be similar to the OP, a statement that an injustice is happening without a source pointing to the specific wording.

As a general rule I try to find the original source (in this case the actual text of the bill) before taking sides on any issue. Since LGBT rights are a top concern for me I would love to find that text.

@oddtail @stux

@Senpai-kun

Not sure what you are implying by showing a sexy ass picture of me next to my statement about support for LGBT rights. But ok.

@pfm @oddtail @stux