Polish lawmakers protest Walesa’s anti-gay rant
Poland's first openly gay and transsexual lawmakers took seats on the front bench of Parliament Wednesday to protest hostile remarks by former President Lech Walesa.
Walesa, the leading hero in Poland’s successful anti-communist struggle in the 1980s, said Friday that gays belong on the back rows of Parliament, or “even behind the wall.”
The words sparked huge outrage among liberal Poles, with some questioning whether the Nobel Peace Prize winner has permanently damaged his legacy as a champion of democracy. But Walesa has said he has always proven himself as a democrat and had been misunderstood. He didn’t elaborate and refused to apologize.
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