Slovakia on Friday amended to implement two legal sexes in its constitution.
The new approved amendment states that “the Slovak Republic recognizes only two sexes, namely men and women, who are biologically determined.”
The move has received harsh criticism from the opposition, which says it will damage the LGBTQ+ community in Slovakia.
The biggest opposition party leader, Progressive Mishhal Simka, called the vote “shameful”. Megil, Nationalist Prime Minister Robert Fico defended the amendment “as the best response to Western societies, where progressive and liberalism has been given priority.”
In Friday’s vote, ninety members of the National Council were in favor of constitutional change, while seven members voted against it.
Adopted eclipse is limited to married couples
With this political move, Bratislava, when it comes to gender policy, wants to prioritize its national law on the European Union level law.
The new rule establishes because only married couples can legally adopt children.
Since the constitutional amendment of 2014, seeds almost impossible to adopt sex joints. Fico-exclusively defeat between male and female was pushed by defeat.
Critic ‘dangerous’ example
For Simeka, this amendment “will hurt the people of Slovakia and question Slovakia in the European Union and its legal place.”
Rights groups gave rise to this step.
“This is one of the most dangerous decisions made by the Slovak Parliament,” a Facebook post was written by Slovac LGBTQ+ Rights Organization Inclosure.
The group said, “This amendment directly threatens our membership in the European Union, bringing Uwen closer to Russia.”
FICO is one of some European Union governments, with a close relationship between Kremlin. Within previous years, it has pulled Bratislava close to Moscow and is away from Brussels.
FICO’s party self-identity as a social Democratic party. However, out of Slovakia, it does not belong to any European Parliament group, and was suspended by the European alliance for Social Democratic parties in 2023.
Edited by: ZAC Crellin