Poland To Ban Gay Single Parents From Adopting

POLAND to ban gay single parents from adopting under new law

The Polish government announced its intention on Thursday, March 11 to ban gay people from adopting, even as single parents. Several years ago the country put a stop to same-sex couples adopting children, but people were able to get around this rule by applying as a single person. Now, the nationalist ruling party, which has used anti-gay policies as the cornerstone of its governing principles, plans to implement the ban based on concerns about the “safety and well-being” of children.

 “We are preparing a change where people living in cohabitation with a person of the same sex could not adopt a child, so a homosexual couple will not be able to adopt a child,” said Deputy Justice Minister Michal Wojcik.

“It’s about a child’s safety, about its well-being,” he said.

The news has unsurprisingly enraged LGTB activists, and somewhat inopportunely the announcement was made on the same day the European Parliament reaffirmed its commitment to gay rights by declaring the EU an “LGBTIQ Freedom Zone.”

“LGBTIQ rights are human rights,” it reiterated.

“You really have to be a mean human being to deny children a home, whether that would be in a same-sex or heterosexual couple. Children deserve a home,” activist Bartosz Staszewski told Reuters.

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