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LGBT campaigners denounce President Duda's comments on "communism"
Polish President Andrzej Duda accused on Saturday the LGBT movement of advancing ideas that are more harmful than communism and said he agreed with another conservative politician who stated that “LGBT is not people, it's an ideology.”Duda's remarks came from the small southwestern town of Brzeg as he was holding a rally for his presidential re-election."This is a resurrection of the political scapegoating campaign," said Slava Melnyk, Executive Director of the Campaign Against Homophobia (KPH)."We definitely see very recent history repeating itself," Melnyk told Euronews."We are now very fearful what will happen with the movement after very bold and dangerous statements by the President".Gay rights has emerged as a key campaign theme in