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Gay rights could be major hurdle for Moldova’s EU bid
Moldova’s lack of protection for the LGBT community, which says it faces constant abuse and discrimination, is out of sync with EU standards for minority rights. Chisinau, Moldova — In late September Andrei, a middle-aged Moldovan, was set upon by two men in a park in the center of this city. They had found his… Read more »
Moldova Overturns ‘Gay Propaganda’ Ban In Anticipated EU Membership Move
The Republic of Moldova, a country in Eastern Europe landlocked between Ukraine and Romania, overturned its “gay propaganda” ban on Friday in an effort to gain European Union membership. Having passed the legislation in June, lawmakers voted to repeal the clause that prohibited “relationships [other] than those linked to marriage and the family,” largely advocated… Read more »
Moldova Overturns ‘Gay Propaganda’ Ban In Anticipated EU Membership Move
The Republic of Moldova, a country in Eastern Europe landlocked between Ukraine and Romania, overturned its “gay propaganda” ban on Friday in an effort to gain European Union membership. Having passed the legislation in June, lawmakers voted to repeal the clause that prohibited “relationships [other] than those linked to marriage and the family,” largely advocated… Read more »
Moldova Orthodox Church bans lawmakers from taking communion over LGBT discrimination law
The Orthodox Church in Moldova has banned government officials from receiving communion while calling for a ban on so-called ‘immoral propaganda’ The Orthodox Church in Moldova has lumped same-sex attracted people and transgender people in with pedophiles and people who have sex with animals in calling for a ban on ‘immoral propaganda’ and has banned… Read more »
Moldova: Second largest city overturns local ban on ‘gay propaganda’
A court in the second largest city in Moldova has struck down a local ban on what authorities had referred to as “homosexual propaganda”. The Balti Court of Appeals gave its verdict on the case on 28 February, which was that the ban approved last year by the city council was unconstitutional. It also ruled… Read more »
Moldova votes for anti-gay bigot ban
Bill which would see people who discriminate against sexual minorities at work face fines or even jail passes second reading in Moldova parliament Moldova has voted to impose fines against employers who discriminate against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender workers. The country’s parliament passed the second reading of a bill which would see those who… Read more »
Anti-discrimination bill in Moldova being challenged by Orthodox Church
The Alliance for European Integration (AIE) is attempting to pass an anti-discrimination bill in Moldova, where the Council in the country’s third city, Balti, have adopted an ordinance banning the “propagandising” of homosexuality. But they are up against the objections of a most unexpected alliance – that between the conservative Orthodox Church and the opposition… Read more »
LGBT Rights Made Visible In Moldova’s Quest To Join The European Union
Friday File: Activist Anastasia Danilova explains how Moldova’s campaign to join the European Union provides some opportunity and some backlash for LGBT Rights As one of the many struggling post-Soviet economies, Moldova currently finds itself at a crossroads between more ensuing years of economic despair and the opportunities associated with European Union membership. Riddled by… Read more »
Moldova elects pro-European judge Timofti as president, ending 3 years of political deadlock
Chisinau, Moldova – Moldova’s Parliament elected a judge with a European outlook as president Friday, ending nearly three years of political deadlock in the former Soviet republic. Lawmakers approved the election of 65-year-old Nicolae Timofti, who is chairman of the Superior Council of Magistrates. The opposition Communists, who disapprove of the government’s pro-European policies, boycotted… Read more »
Moldova city bans ‘gay propaganda’
Gay rights campaigners have slammed the city of Balti’s anti-gay law as ‘shameful’ The decision by a city in Moldova to ban ‘homosexual propaganda’ has been branded ‘shameful’ by gay rights campaigners. Balti’s City Council yesterday announced it would prohibit ‘aggressive propaganda of non-traditional sexual orientations’, after 23 out of 35 members voted in favor… Read more »
Moldova: Gay suicide after police harrassment
Earlier this week a 27 year old gay man took his own life following an incident of homophobic harrassment by the Moldovan police during the day. The incident started when a police car arrived at a known “crusing area” in the Moldovan capital Chisinau where only last May, the Liberal Mayor banned Moldova Pride, while… Read more »
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