The Basta Foundation has filed a complaint with the Provincial Administrative Court in Warsaw against the National Broadcasting Council (KRRiT) over its refusal to initiate proceedings against broadcasters who disseminated hate speech against the LGBT+ community. The complaint concerns four programs aired by Telewizja Polska, Radio Maryja, and TV Trwam.
The first program addressed in the complaint aired on May 4, 2022, during #Jedziemy on TVP Info. The broadcast featured Jarosław Jakimowicz removing a rainbow flag, calling it “trash,” and discarding it in the bushes. None of the studio participants opposed these actions; in fact, guests congratulated Jakimowicz. Similarly disturbing content was featured in the other programs listed.
On July 6, 2022, in the News of the Day broadcast on Radio Maryja, Dr. Artur Dąbrowski called the Equality March in Częstochowa a “provocation,” referring to LGBT+ advocacy as a “cultural invasion” aimed at undermining Catholic values. The program’s host highlighted that LGBT groups were “attacking” Jasna Góra, framing the march as a deliberate act of provocation.
On September 9, 2022, in another broadcast of #Jedziemy on TVP Info, footage was shown of a soldier tearing down a rainbow flag. The host Michał Rachoń and his guests criticized any potential punishment of the soldier, with commentator Jarosław Jakimowicz expressing outrage, asserting that society must not allow “deviants” from LGBT groups to “climb on top of us.”
The final program covered in the complaint aired on September 3, 2022, in Polish Point of View on TV Trwam. Dr. Magdalena Czarnik claimed that LGBT organizations aim to destroy the institutions of marriage and family. She argued that LGBT ideology poses a threat to both children and society as a whole.
The Basta Foundation demands that the KRRiT reverse its decision and impose penalties on these broadcasters for spreading hate speech. The Foundation emphasizes that such broadcasts could lead to increased intolerance toward the LGBT+ community in Poland.
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