The petition, created in response to a previous proposal aiming to exclude the subject from educational programmes, reached the required number of signatures in a matter of hours, and both items could be discussed during the same session.
In a little over 6 hours, the counter-petition calling for strengthening LGBTQIA+ themes in education had reached the threshold of 4,500 signatures required for it be discussed by the Chamber of Deputies.
It was created in response to the late July petition calling to ban LGBTQIA+ subjects from schools, a movement that garnered around 8,700 signatures and a hefty dose of controversy and criticism.
Read more: Which school courses are targeted by the LGBTQIA+ petition?
With both petitions having attained the necessary number of signatures which allows them to be discussed at the Chamber, there is a possibility that they could end up being discussed during the same session, Francine Closener, President of the Petition Committee told RTL this week.
The petitions will undergo the customary signature verification process after the respective deadlines have passed. If no irregularities are detected, they will then be allowed to be discussed.
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