US ambassador to Poland meets pushback for tweeting support of gay ‘pride’ month
The United States ambassador to Poland met pushback on Twitter recently for tweeting support for gay “pride” month in commemoration of the 1969 New York City Stonewall riots.
“Today is [the] 50th anniversary of the outbreak of riots against discrimination against sexual minorities in the Stonewall Inn Greenwich Village in New York, which gave rise to the LGBTQ movement,” Ambassador Georgette Mosbacher tweeted in Polish on June 28. “These events remind us of the importance of equality, freedom and tolerance.”
Her tweet displayed a photo with rainbow flags hanging from a balcony that appears to be part of the U.S. Polish embassy complex.
The first reply to Mosbacher denoted nefarious intent underlying the LGBT movement, stating it seeks to “destroy the traditional family and make people more dependent on govt.”...
