Aug 14, 2007Quickie Link: Polish Anti-Gay Government Falls
By vanrozenheim
(Poland) - Polish Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski on Monday fired four cabinet minister from his coalition government including Education Minister Roman Giertych, the man behind a bill to make it a criminal offence to "promote homosexual propaganda" in schools. The four fired ministers were from smaller parties within Kaczynski's conservative coalition government. The move leaves the government without a majority in Parliament and clears the way for an early election expected this fall. Kaczynski's government has come under increasing criticism from the European Union for its treatment of gays and lesbians. The anti-gay schools bill had the support of the prime minister but is unlikely to come to a vote before an election.
