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 for the by country's Orthodox Christian majority, according to the AFP.
Moldovan government officials reportedly hope to engage in an Association Agreement next month at the European Union summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, recognized as an official step to membership within the EU.
The move comes in wake of international criticism surrounding neighboring Russia's anti-gay "propaganda" legislation, which is currently paving the way for a bill that would remove the children of LGBT parents from their homes. The legislation has galvanized anti-LGBT activists in the country, enabling a pervasive climate of fear and alleged violence for LGBT citizens living within the former Soviet Union.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/14/moldova-gay-propoganda_n_4096947.html
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This is good to see. If you don't think supporting LGBT rights matters to the world at large... why would they have done this? Our rights matter more and more every day!