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Polish Pres in trouble over gay union pics

Fri 21 Mar 2008 In: International News View at Wayback

New York LGBT activist Brendan Fey has delivered a letter of protest to the Polish consulate denouncing the use of wedding pictures of Fey and his husband Tom Moulton in an anti-gay political message by Polish President Lech Kaczynski. Kaczynski used the pictures in his conservative Law and Order Party's campaign against the European Unions proposed charter of rights during a national broadcast last Monday, reports 365gay.com. The photographs appeared as Kaczynski blasted the charter, also known as the Lisbon Treaty, claiming that if it is ratified Poland would be required to allow gay marriage. Fey and Moulton were legally married in Toronto in 2003. "I am outraged that the president and his party would use images of Tom and I, of a very sacred moment for us as a couple," Fey told Polish Radio Zet. It was not clear where Kaczynski obtained the picture. "It is very sad for me when leaders of a nation such as the president of Poland urge people not to support the Lisbon Treaty because of the possibility of recognizing equally same sex couples and our families," Fey said. The full 365gay.com story is available on the link below.    

Credit: GayNZ.com

First published: Friday, 21st March 2008 - 10:43am

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