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Bulgaria 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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Bulgaria Parliament Bans LGBTQ 'Promotion' In Schools; Rights Groups Slam Law As 'Discriminatory'

Bulgaria's parliament passes a law banning LGBTQ "propaganda" in schools, criticized by rights groups as discriminatory. The amendment tightens restrictions on education related to non-traditional sexual orientations and gender identities

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Protesters rally outside Bulgarian parliament to denounce ban on LGBTQ+ 'propaganda' in schools

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

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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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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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Bulgaria passes controversial law banning LGBTQ 'propaganda' in schools

Bulgaria on Wednesday (August 7) passed a controversial amendment to its education law that widens its scope to ban LGBTQ "propaganda" in school. The amendment, as per reports, has been widely criticised by human rights groups.

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Bulgaria bans LGBT+ “propaganda” in schools

The amendment to the LGBT+ “propaganda” (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and asexual), proposed by the far-right pro-Russian Vazrajdane (Renaissance) party, was adopted with 159 votes in favor (22 against and 13 abstentions). The amendment makes it illegal to “encourage” a “non-traditional sexual orientation” and a gender identity “other than biological”, similar to a Hungarian law strongly criticized by Brussels. The rappo…

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