Czech elections were a huge win for democracy but a loss for LGBTQ equality

Eastern Europe is based and doesn’t want globohomo.

I have often been the target of gross hate speech and death threats against me and my friends working with me.

The most unsettling however was the outright homophobia from the very man set to become the next Prime Minister, Petr Fiala. He wrote in a campaign book that “same-sex couples cannot create a family equal to the natural one” and that “society must do more to protection ‘traditional’ family in the interest of its survival.”

I called out his homophobia and scapegoating but he never apologized. Later when I went on TV to comment on the issue, I was referred to as the deranged activist that wants to make LGTBQ people a privileged part of our society.

A couple of weeks after the incident, the leader of the Christian party said that he would never enter a government that would support equal marriage, outlining it as one of the primary points of negotiations for the future cabinet. While he later stepped back from the demand, it is likely that with the newly gained influence he will continue to rally against LGBTQ rights as part of the government.

Unsurprisingly, the election campaign scapegoating from the highest-ranked politicians resulted in the rise of negative tendencies against our community. With one the head of the local gay media outlets attacked simply for holding his boyfriend’s hand by a group of men yelling “faggots.” Such incidents are coupled with growing antipathy towards activists and the topic of LGBTQ rights in general.

Overall, while celebrating a pro-democratic government we must realize the setbacks it signals to our fight for equality in Czechia. We must reorganize, support each other and develop new strategies to push for the acceptance of our community.

Czechia is a mess

Czechia.

Meh. Whatever. They see the tranny mess in the West, and not surprisingly, want nothing to do with LGBTQST++ alphabet soup. Gay men will be fine.

[quote]However, the cost of it all is the progress and possible regression in the rights of queer persons.

Does it start with referring to all of us by the slur 'queer'?

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Legalization of gay marriage doesn't always translate into societal acceptance and general safety for gays themselves. South Africa was one the earliest country to do that yet nobody sane would promote crime-infested SA as a gay utopia. You're more likely to be gay bashed in London or Paris than in Prague.

No one says marriage equality guarantees a utopia, but legal equality matters. The abolishment of Jim Crow has not resulted in racial utopia either, but the abolishment of Jim Crow and legal Discrimination is critical to legal equality and social progress.