Judith Reisman spoke in the Croatian parliament

At the invitation of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) and some other opposition MPs, US activist Judith Reisman and British journalist Timothy Tate spoke in the Croatian parliament on Thursday about challenges to introducing sex education in Croatian schools, which was assessed as a major ideological issue about which a dialogue should be launched, focussing on the rights and interests of children. The talk attracted huge media interest and opposition MPs spent over two hours in discussion with Reisman. The discussion was also attended by representatives of the Church, nongovernmental organisations, the head of the Croatian Helsinki Committee on Human Rights.Reisman reiterated her stance that sex education is founded on sexual ideology and if introduced in schools, Croatia could soon be faced with an increase in underaged pregnancies, sexually transmitted diseases amongst minors and so on. Tate explained the introduction of sexual education in schools in the context of the global trend of sexualisation of children which he said was backed by business and money. Reisman’s visit to Croatia has not passed without incident. A live debate was cancelled for “security reasons” when over 500 packed out a university hall on Wednesday night. Reisman was also verbally attacked after speaking to a group of students.