The leader who sees gay rights as a threat to Poland

Polish election: Leader targets gay rights as threat to society

Poland has seen an increasing number of equality marches in 2019, including this one in Torun

LGBT+ rights have become the single biggest cultural issue in Poland's election campaign ahead of Sunday's vote. In the eyes of Jaroslaw Kaczynski's national-conservative party and the Catholic Church, those rights are a threat to traditional Polish families and values. This time around, according to Mr Kaczynski, the threat comes from LGBT+ people and from Europe, where families can have"two mummies or two daddies", he said.Jaroslaw Kaczynski has highlighted Poland's Catholic heritage in focusing on LGBT+ issues

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