Articles about Lech Walesa

13 March 2013
Poland: Former president will not face hate crime charges for anti-gay comments 4 Prosecutors have confirmed that they will not press charges against the former Polish President for saying that gay MPs should sit "behind a wall" in parliament.
11 March 2013
Poland: New poll contradicts former President’s claims that 95% of people agree that gay MPs should ‘sit behind a wall’ 6 A new report has been published contradicting claims by the former Polish president that 95% of Polish people supported his view that gay MPs should sit "behind a wall" in parliament.
6 March 2013
Poland: First gay and trans MPs take front-bench seats protesting former president’s anti-gay remarks 2 Polands first openly gay and trans lawmakers took front bench seats of the Polish parliament on Wednesday to protest against remarks made by a former president who said gay members should sit "behind a wall" in parliament.
6 March 2013
Poland: Ex-president Lech Walesa defends anti-gay remarks by saying 95% agree with him 33 Lech Walesa, the former President of Poland continues to resist calls and petitions to apologise for his anti-gay comments, and says he has received supportive letters from Polish citizens.
4 March 2013
Former Polish President refuses to apologise for saying gay people should sit ‘behind a wall’ in parliament 28 The former President of Poland has refused to apologise for comments made in a TV interview, during which he said that gay people should sit "behind a wall" in parliament.
4 March 2013
Poland: Former president says the place for gay people in parliament is ‘behind a wall’ 39 Lech Walesa, a former Polish President famous for his human rights campaigns, caused outrage after he said that gay people should have a minor role in politics to reflect their minority status in a TV interview.

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