Commentary
Society
Unlocked
The Means Of Destruction
28 November 2023
18 November 2020
Viktor Orbán and Jaroslaw Kaczyński use their conservative identity and agenda over LGBTI-issues to increase their countries’ weight inside the European Union. Liberal member states should stand up against ultraconservative bringing European decision-making to paralysis.
The struggle for equality of the LGBTI-community is at the frontline of Europe’s main political dispute: the fight between liberal democracy and illiberal autocracies.
Autocratic leaders throughout Europe have made scapegoating the LGBTI-community a national priority.
Their self-proclaimed ‘culture war’ poses serious security threats for European democracy and peace.