Stop Homophobia in Poland, Brighton Pride

As part of Brighton Pride, friends and supporters of the British Youth Council (BYC) will be marching from
Madeira Drive

to
Preston
Park on the morning of August 4th, starting at 11.00am.

BYC will be handing out postcards to encourage supporters of the campaign to write to Gordon Brown PM voicing their support.

BYC hopes to raise awareness of its Stop Homophobia in Poland campaign which calls on the
UK government to publicly denounce human rights abuses being carried out against the LGBT community by the Polish government.

British Youth Council spokesperson, Lloyd Russell-Moyle (20) said: “I welcome this opportunity for BYC to be involved in Pride. BYC’s presence will help to further highlight the plight of the LGBT community in
Poland.”

Throughout 2005 and 2006 the homosexual community in
Poland has been subject to vehement discrimination. This includes homophobic outbursts by high profile politicians, the banning of Gay pride events and the recent proposal of legislation which will ban discussions on homosexuality in schools and educational institutions, with teachers who disobey facing the sack, fines or imprisonment.

25 year old BYC chairperson, Kay Ritchie, said “It is not okay to ignore the threats, discrimination and unlawful conduct of the Polish Government. At the British Youth Council we’ve joined the European Youth Forum and the National Union of Students in denouncing homophobic policies and hate speak. We call on the
UK government to do the same.”