Marchers of all ages walked through Bucharest’s streets and down the central Victory Avenue, as many waved colourful flags, blew whistles and held placards that read: “Be proud, be bold, be you!” Held ...

Victor Ciobotaru, executive director of ACCEPT Association, an LGBTQ+ rights group, told The Associated Press that throughout the 2024-2025 election cycle, the organization registered “a huge increase ...

Yet many members of Romania's LGBT community remain frustrated by the Central European nation's failure to go further and pass laws that would legalize same-sex unions or marriages. There are also ...

5 An EU member since 2007, Romania remains one of the most restrictive countries regarding LGBT relationships in the European Union. 6 Not only does Romania bar same-sex marriages and same-sex ...

Romania decriminalised homosexuality in 2001. Today it is witnessing a backlash against LGBT rights, supported by US Christian conservatives. Orthodox church in Bucharest. Photo: Sian Norris.

children who identify as LGBT face shame and doubt and their peers learn hostility and intolerance Romania is considering a dangerous bill to prohibit educational materials that discuss ...

(Goupil denies this). Regardless of the council's ruling, Romania's LGBT community stands to benefit from the publicity surrounding the incident, which could embolden other LGBTs to come forward.

Yet many members of Romania’s LGBT community remain frustrated by the Central European nation’s failure to go further and pass laws that would legalize same-sex unions or marriages.

Yet many members of Romania’s LGBT community remain frustrated by the Central European nation’s failure to go further and pass laws that would legalize same-sex unions or marriages.

Yet many members of Romania's LGBT community remain frustrated by the Central European nation's failure to go further and pass laws that would legalize same-sex unions or marriages. There are also ...