Posted on 05/18/2005 4:44:07 PM PDT by Grzegorz 246
Warsaw's conservative mayor has vowed to ban an annual gay rights parade for a second year, saying that he is "against propagating gay orientation" in the Polish capital.
Mayor Lech Kaczynski, who is widely seen as a leading contender for Poland's presidency in October elections, said he would block plans by gay rights activists for a march on June 11.
He said it would interfere with plans to unveil a monument that day to Gen Stefan Rowecki, a leader of Poland's anti-Nazi underground army during World War II.
"Organising a gay parade on that day is a joke," Kaczynski was quoted as saying by the news agency PAP. "I am for tolerance, but am against propagating gay orientation."
Tomasz Baczkowski, a leader of Equality Foundation, the group organising the parade, said organisers would try to appeal a ban to regional authorities.
Last June, Kaczynski banned the fourth annual Equality Parade, saying he feared clashes between gay rights groups and opponents who planned a counter-demonstration. Despite the ban, about 500 supporters of gay and lesbian rights rallied in front of city hall, chanting "Homophobe".
A leading member of the center-right Law and Justice party, Kaczynski is widely expected to run in the October 9 election to replace centre-left President Aleksander Kwasniewski, who cannot seek a third term.
Kaczynski has won popularity as mayor for taking a tough stance on crime and promoting efforts to commemorate Warsaw's history - including a museum devoted to the 1944 Warsaw Uprising and a planned museum on the history of Poland's Jews.
I wonder what our Ambassador Victor Ashe will say on this?
I like this guy already. Glad to see some politicians with backbone, unfortunately not our senators.
I wonder if the EU will intervene? The US should expand NAFTA and CAFTA to include selected European US allies like the UK and Poland. If that happened the EU would have a smaller free trade zone than the US.
Poland is one of the few nations in Europe that hasn't gone off the leftist deep end.
So much for the Polack Joke as they are the only smart ones on this subject in recent memory.
Are there any other civilized countries left?
I mean how long can civilization last if we promote sex that does not result in offspring.
What's next, Nambla parades and Masturbation parades?
"Sex - its not for fun - its for making the 20 needed to pay my social security check each month."
Thank God for the Poles..I have a business in PL and everything about it is heads and shoulders above anywhere..strong family values, work ethic, schooling and on and on
doesnt look so far off..... http://www.bettydodson.com/maymast.htm Perverting my Birth Month ...those bastards
Mayor Lech Kaczynski: "No putski in buttski."
Why, Is he a bone smuggler?
The Polish people will stay with the Lord, abortion and homosexuality is not going to cut it. The Poles stood up to the Russians, the French and the EU can KISS OFF!!
Polska Pingski
I mean how long can civilization last if we promote sex that does not result in offspring.
I couldn't believe O'Rielly and Gov. Romney last night! O'Rielly's question was something like: "Why do you think that marriage must be defined as Between a Man and a Women"? Conception, Conception, Conception!!! It never came up as the answer!
"doesnt look so far off..... http://www.bettydodson.com/maymast.htm Perverting my Birth Month ...those bastards"
Just when you thought you have seen everything. (Well at least she is not going to subject us to a parade of her personal faves)
Check this out http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2005/may/05051805.html I love this Pope!!
I knew my thesis on Poland was good one. Salute to Poland's leadership for taking a stand against perversion.
I LOVE POLAND!!! And to think, it's going to get more conservative when PiS and PO win the elections.
God bless Kaczynski!
I love it.... a rude and immoral minority are not allowed to walk all over the MAJORITY!!
No matter how you feel about Russia politically, it is good to see them ban those nasty gay parades!!
Good for Poland too!! I hope they can fight off the EU's demands for gay rights like: parades, marriages and adoptions.
This story is just dying for a punchline.
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