Protesters rallied outside Bulgaria’s parliament on Thursday to denounce a controversial legal amendment adopted the day before that bans talk of LGBTQ+ and so-called "non-traditional sexual choices" in schools.
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00:00Protesters demonstrated outside the Bulgarian parliament to denounce a controversial legal
00:05amendment adopted the day before, which bans talk of LGBTQ plus and so-called non-traditional
00:13sexual choices in schools.
00:16Feminist LGBTQ plus and other rights groups organized the protest to call for a reversal
00:22of the amendment which bans what its supporters call LGBTQ plus propaganda in schools.
00:30On Wednesday, Bulgaria's parliament approved the amendment to the country's educational
00:35legislation.
00:36The amendment bans what it calls the promotion, popularization and support of ideas and opinions
00:43related to non-traditional sexual orientation in schools.
00:48In the past, EU member Bulgaria has been criticized for violating the rights of the LGBTQ plus
00:54community and has been urged to guarantee its recognition and protection.