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Council of Europe wants Bulgaria to lift ban on LGBT propaganda in schools

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Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Michael O'Flaherty said he was "deeply concerned” by the law passed by the Bulgarian parliament against LGBT "propaganda" in schools and called on President Rumen Radev not to sign it, BTA reports quoting AFP.

"I am deeply concerned by the recent law passed by Bulgaria's Parliament to ban so-called LGBTI 'propaganda' in schools. I call on President of Bulgaria Radev not to sign it. Authorities should tackle discrimination and hostile rhetoric against LGBTI people including in the run-up to elections," O'Flaherty wrote on the platform X.

On Monday evening, 7,038 signatures of citizens and of 76 non-governmental organizations were submitted to the president's administration, demanding that the head of state vetoes the changes.



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