LBGT group prematurely claims victory against Polish print shop
“The court protects LGBT consumers. The first such verdict in Poland!” proclaimed Campaign Against Homophobia (CAH) , a Polish LGBT group, but a closer look reveals that claims of a victory are premature if not downright false. The group’s website explains that a printing shop employee who refused a service to the LGBT Business Forum was found guilty of a misdemeanor. The employee declined to work with the organization’s graphics, writing in an email, “We will not participate in promoting LGBT with our work.” The District Court in Łódź-Widzew in central Poland fined him $50 (200 zł). CAH is one of the most vocal organizations of its kind in Poland. The group boasts several sponsors and partners, among them the U.S. Embassy, George Soros’ Open Society Foundation, and the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation (named after a Communist revolutionary who wanted “to destroy capitalism once and for all”). The plaintiff, LGBT Business Forum, described itself on its website as “a Polish non-g