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"The European Parliament’s resolution might have been better or more precise. However, caring about the image of our country cannot be an excuse for keeping silent in the face of discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation. Homosexuality is not a disease, as some of the Polish participants in today's debate have claimed. Homophobia is the real disease which plagues many societies, including Poland. The resolution touches upon a fundamental issue; the serious situation facing thousands of European citizens, including thousands of my compatriots.
In Poland, as in other Member States, there is a feeling of dislike towards homosexuals. However, in no other Member State do members of the government and people in the public eye make statements which infringe fundamental civil rights and, as such, infringe the principles and values which form the basis of our democratic system.
In Poland, it saddens me to say, that homosexual people are harassed and insulted. If they come out, they encounter verbal or even physical aggression. If those in power do not go as far as to support these actions, they certainly do not oppose them.
Just as there is no place for racism or anti-Semitism in a modern democracy, there can be no place for discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation. Certainly not in the twenty-first century! That is why, following my own conscience, I intend to vote in favour of the resolution on homophobia in Europe, as it calls for the rights of those people to be upheld whose rights many others, particularly in Poland, would otherwise deny."@en1
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