The screenwriter has often made controversial statements about LGBTI people in the past. According to Vlaams Belang, he was nominated anyway because of his expertise.
Professional prohibition
“But now his personal opinion is apparently a stumbling block. That smells like a professional ban like in Nazi Germany or like at the Stasi. If you have a wrong political opinion, you are not allowed to do your job. Go to a plumber or a doctor. ask what his political opinion is before he can do his job? “, said Van Greeks.
When asked about his own position on the subject, the party leader replied: “LGBTI people are not unnatural and it must be terrible to be born as a man in a woman’s body or vice versa.”
But Van Greeks also said: “Men who become women and then shower with the women in sports, that seems too far to me. I also oppose that transgender indoctrination. I find it problematic that men who wear dresses are presented as the The most normal thing in the world. If they want to, they can wear it, live it and let it live. But also respect my opinion that I think that is at least strange. “
Murder in Beveren
Na de possibly homophobic murder on a man in Beveren in East Flanders last week, Vlaams Belang spoke out loudly against homophobia. “Address this, in acts of violence against LGBTI people, boys and men of Muslim origin are over-represented,” the party said in parliament.
Elbers’ statements therefore put the party in a difficult situation, says Ivan De Vadder, political reporter for the VRT. “Then suddenly a 73-year-old Flemish screenwriter appears with such statements.”
The journalist expects that the storm will now subside for Vlaams Belang. “Greeks could say that he takes the decision to avoid it. At the same time he makes a plea for free speech and has used this to highlight conservative Vlaams Belang positions.”
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