On Thursday 21 July 2022, President Čaputová participated in a discussion about the life stories of LGBTI people organized by the Representation of the European Commission to Slovakia.  

During the discussion, the president stated, "You are part of the LGBTI community, but at the same time you are our children, relatives, neighbours, classmates and colleagues. You work in every single profession including education, healthcare and social services. You are at home here and it is not you, who is the problem, but those who turn you into a target to fulfil their political goals.  Slovakia also needs the talent and values that you create." 

The president also met with one of the most successful start-uppers, a teacher and expert in the education of children with various educational needs, and an international couple, who moved away from Slovakia after 12 years. "We talked about how it is to be a lesbian or gay person in Slovakia. About the harassment and feelings of inferiority that young people must cope with, about fearing for your partner or child, and about the lack of well-known role models. It was educational for me to fill in the gaps in my awareness of their thoughts about whether they should stay or leave Slovakia."

According to the president, our society was never homogenous and the societies which work the best with their diversity are those which face the crises the best. "Although perhaps we do not know about their orientation, we all know gays, lesbians or transgender people. The reality of their lives differs from ideas which some people are concerned about. We should search for ways to each other, to speak to each other free of invectives and to find a way to live together in Slovakia."