poland
Polish priest wants “faggots” burned at the stake
Father Raphael Trytek of Krakow, Poland told reporters at a gay rights protest that “faggots” should be burned at the stake.
The reporter asks why the priest uses the word “faggot” rather than “gay,” and he says “‘Gay’ suggests something positive while it is very negative, therefore the word “faggot” is very appropriate.” (translated)
He goes on the say that homosexuality is a choice and a disease and that homosexuals should be burned at the stake.
(via USU Shaft)
Anti-gay Polish President Lech Kaczynski dies in plane crash
World leaders have paid tribute to Polish president Lech Kaczynski following his death in a plane crash in Russia this morning.
Lech had previously been the Mayor of Warsaw and reached international notoriety when he banned the Warsaw gay movement parade in 2004 and 2005, saying it was “offensive to public morals” and would promote a “homosexual lifestyle”.
Kaczynski, and his twin brother Jarosław, were major figures in right wing, homophobic Polish politics. Jaroslaw was until recently the prime minister of Poland and once said “The affirmation of homosexuality will lead to the downfall of civilization. We can’t agree to it”.
The Polish government will hold an emergency meeting later today. Officials said the head of the Polish army, the governor of the central bank and the head of the presidential administration were also on board the plane, as well as the families of other senior officials.
