US EditionBulgaria passes controversial law banning LGBTQ 'propaganda' in schools
- Bulgaria's Parliament passed an amendment banning LGBTQ+ "propaganda" in schools on August 7, causing outrage among rights groups who deemed it discriminatory.
- The amendment, proposed by the pro-Russian Vazrazhdane party, received 159 votes in favor out of 240 total.
- Protesters outside Bulgaria's Parliament opposed the law, claiming it breaches human rights and could increase bullying against LGBTQ+ students.
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Protesters rally outside Bulgarian parliament to denounce ban on LGBTQ+ 'propaganda' in schools
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Protesters have rallied outside Bulgaria’s parliament to denounce a controversial legal amendment adopted the day before that bans talk of LGBTQ+ and so-called non-traditional sexual choices in schools. Thursday’s protest was organized by feminist, LGBTQ+ and other rights groups calling for a reversal of that amendment, banning what supporters call “LGBTQ+ propaganda in schools.” The demonstrators waved the rainbow flag, a…
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thepeoplesvoice.tvBulgaria Bans LGBT Propaganda In Schools
Bulgaria Bans LGBT Propaganda In Schools Authored by Grzegorz Adamczyk via Remix News, The Bulgarian parliament has passed an amendment to the preschool and school education law, which bans the “promotion of ideas and views related to non-traditional sexual orientation.” The amendment was adopted with 135 deputies voting in favor, 57 against, and 8 abstentions. The new regulations stem from a survey conducted in schools about the attitudes of s…
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My Mother LodeProtesters rally outside Bulgarian parliament to denounce ban on LGBTQ+ ‘propaganda’ in schools
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Protesters rallied outside Bulgaria’s parliament on Thursday to denounce a controversial legal amendment adopted the day before that bans talk of LGBTQ+ and so-called non-traditional sexual choices in schools. The protest was organized by feminist, LGBTQ+ and other rights groups calling for a reversal of that amendment, banning what supporters call “LGBTQ+ propaganda in schools”. Waving the rainbow flag, the protesters cha…
Bulgaria bans LGBTQ+ "propoganda" in schools - LGBTQ Nation
The Bulgarian parliament passed a law banning “propaganda [of] non-traditional sexual orientation and/or gender identity other than the biological one” in schools across the country yesterday, as the country falls in line with Russia’s push against LGBTQ+ existing in public. The ban comes via changes to the 2020 Pre-school and School Education Act. It was proposed by the pro-Russia Vazrazhdane Party and passed 159 votes to 22 out of the 240-per…
The law sparked protests in Bulgaria, and human rights organizations called on the EU to increase pressure on the country's authorities.
On August 7, Bulgarian MPs quickly adopted new amendments to the Law on School and Preschool Education, banning the promotion of what they call “non-traditional sexual orientation” in schools. The debate lasted more than four hours, with lawmakers deliberating on the definition and implications of such propaganda, Novinite reports.
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