Minister's firm declaration. "I will go to hell and make a pact with the devil."
Equality Minister Katarzyna Kotula declared to the LGBTQ+ community during Saturday's Equality March in Lodz that she will take care of their dignity and safety. "For civil unions, for marriage equality, for the Gender Reconciliation Act, for dignity and human rights for the LGBT community, I will go to hell and make a pact with the devil. I promise that when we meet here next year, at least some of these demands will be implemented," the minister stressed.
Minister Kotula, together with several thousand participants, marched through the streets of Lodz in the Equality March. The 13th edition of the event, aimed at drawing attention to the problem of minorities and the need to counter discrimination against LGBTQ+ people, was held under the honorary patronage of the Equality Minister. The parade in Lodz was also the first in which Kotula participated in her role as head of the ministry.
"I am here today to declare that I know what responsibility I have. And I promise you, dear, dear people, who are an important part of my life since always, that I will do everything to take care of your dignity and your safety. To take care also, because after so many years of this quagmire you simply deserve it, that everything that happens about you happens with your participation." - Kotula said. Convince "hard-headed" and "pseudo-conservative" politicians
She also assured that she would do her best to convince "hard-headed" and "pseudo-conservative" politicians in the October 15 coalition government to understand that democracy, the rule of law and the Constitution is about the LGBTQ+ community, human rights and European values. "It's about the minimum we have to guarantee you, which is what you have been fighting for for many years. I wanted to make a declaration to you that I will do absolutely everything to bring the issue of civil unions to a conclusion and then march for marriage equality. I will do everything to get the gender reconciliation bill passed, because you have real allies there in the government," - She assured. "For civil unions, for marriage equality, for the Gender Reconciliation Law, for dignity and human rights for the LGBT community, I will go to hell and make a pact with the devil. I promise that when we meet here next year, at least some of these demands will be realized'' - stressed the minister. She also informed that a bill to amend the Criminal Code regarding hate speech against LGBT people will soon go to a government meeting and then to the Parliament. (This is the text of the linked article after running it through DeepL)