Polish activists condemn proposed inspections of LGBT-friendly schools


FILE PHOTO: A pro-LGBT demonstrator waves a rainbow flag as Polish nationalists gather to protest against what they call "LGBT aggression" on Polish society, in Warsaw, Poland August 16, 2020. Kuba Atys/Agencja Gazeta via REUTERS

WARSAW (Reuters) - Right activists who published a directory of LGBT-friendly schools in Poland condemned on Friday a plan by a parliament-appointed official to inspect the establishments on the list, saying it could have a damaging effect on young people.

LGBT rights are a deeply divisive issue in the predominantly Catholic country, and the ruling nationalist Law and Justice party has maintained its opposition to what it calls "LGBT ideology" in the run up to elections this year.

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