Despite fresh political turmoil, the rejection of sex ideology was 1 of the things that almost all parties could agree on.
The Bulgarian parliament modified education law by banning the promotion of LGBT propaganda in schools. The amendment to the bill passed by a large majority, with 159 votes in favour, with 22 votes against and 12 abstentionswhich means that the changes had strong cross-party support. The Act presently prohibits "propaganda, promotion or incitement in any way, straight or indirectly, in the educational system, ideas and views related to non-traditional sexual orientation and/or non-biological sex identity".
The right-wing nationalist organization of the Revival stated that promoting socio-cultural models of non-traditional sexual orientation close schools is not compatible with Bulgarian tradition. Mr Petar Nikolav from the centre-right party, GERB said that he rejected propaganda that imposes an alternate sexual orientation on children and besides stressed the “Christian essence” of Bulgaria. Jordan Sonev from the liberal-central DPS organization – representing the interests of the Turkish cultural number – stressed the importance of raising children in accordance with binary sex principles. erstwhile leader of the Socialist organization Cornelia Ninova She said that sex ideology "he sneaks into Bulgarian schools and takes over". The main Europhile organization PP-DB, accused by its opponents of serving the interests of the US Democratic administration was the only 1 against. associate Elizavette of Belobrad She argued that the Act represents ‘this populism’ alternatively than solving real problems in the education system.
Protesters pro-LGBT demonstrators went out on the streets on Wednesday, complaining that the bill "violated fundamental human rights" and calling the Parliament's decision "witch hunt" against LGBT people. The amendment of the bill met with strong support of the full political spectrum, despite the political turmoil that has swept Bulgaria over the past fewer years. In October, this Balkan EU associate State will face the seventh parliamentary elections within 3 and a half years, as leftist and conservative forces are not successively gaining the majority in parliament. erstwhile they managed to form coalition governments, they rapidly broke up.
The modification of Bulgarian education law resembles the improvement of another EU country, the Hungarian “Law on the Protection of Children”“ which was adopted 3 years ago and prohibits or severely restricts the promotion of homosexuality and sex change in schools and media. Bulgaria does not recognise same-sex marriages and refuses to ratify the Istanbul Convention on preventing and combating force against women, as it promotes sex ideology, which is why another Central European countries, specified as Hungary and Slovakia, have not ratified it either.
Zoltán Kottász
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