Polish State TV Apologizes For Anti-LGBTQ Propaganda

The Associated Press reports:

An LGBTQ rights activist in Poland said Tuesday that he believes it’s a “new beginning” in Poland after a host on state television apologized on air for the homophobic propaganda aired by state media in recent years.

“It took me by surprise,” said Bart Staszewski, one of two activists invited on air Sunday evening when the state TVP host apologized to them for the rhetoric directed at their community for years.

During the eight years of rule by the conservative Law and Justice party, state media promoted the party’s line that LGBTQ+ people were threats to Polish families. The approach has changed under a new centrist government led by Prime Minister Donald Tusk, who moved quickly to eject the Law and Justice supporters from positions of power over state media.

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In the clip below, host Wojciech Szeląg begins by saying, “All these people should hear the words ‘I am sorry’ exactly from this place. I am sorry.”

An LGBTQ rights activist in Poland said Tuesday that he believes it’s a “new beginning” in Poland after a host on state television apologized on air for the homophobic propaganda aired by state media in recent years. https://t.co/YEmBM0tUw9

— PBS NewsHour (@NewsHour) February 13, 2024

A journalist for Polish state broadcaster TVP Info has apologised for his channel’s “shameful” role in spreading anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment while the Law and Justice party governed.

Host Wojciech Szelag said LGBTQ+ people had been targeted for “years” by “hateful words”. pic.twitter.com/drLO17WKlH

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