Jacek Żalek (born 13 January 1973 in Białystok)^[1] is a Polish politician. He is a member of the VI, VII, VIII and IX Sejm.^[2][3][4] He is also a member of the Agreement political party.

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Jacek Żalek
Member of the Sejm
In office 5 November 2007 – 12 November 2023
Constituency	24 – Białystok
Personal details
Born	13 January 1973 Białystok
Nationality	Polish

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During the 2020 Polish presidential election campaign Żalek has stated in a live television broadcast that "LGBT are not people, it's an ideology". He then said that there were homosexuals before the LGBT movement, after which he was kicked from the studio.^[5][6] He later stated that making it seem that he said "LGBT aren't people" was a manipulation on the part of the journalist. ^[7]