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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Ashifa Kassam European community affairs correspondent

Slovakia marks ‘dark day’ as LGBTQ+ rights rolled back in parliament

Robert Fico
Since returning to power in 2023, the government led by populist Robert Fico has targeted the LGBTQ+ community, ushering in measures such as the elimination of public funding for related projects. Photograph: Bernadett Szabó/Reuters

Recent changes to Slovakia’s constitution mark a “dark day” for the country, LGBTQ+ campaigners have warned, describing measures such as the recognition of only two sexes as part of a wider rollback of human rights and rule of law in the central European country.

On Friday, Slovakia’s parliament passed an amendment that included measures targeting LGBTQ+ rights in the country, from stipulating that male and female are the only recognised sexes to making it nearly impossible for same-sex couples to adopt children.

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