Homosexuality in Romania

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Geographical location of Romania

In terms of homosexuality, Romania isa more socially conservative Eastern European country. Still, homosexuality is becoming increasingly accepted in some major cities.

legality

Homosexuality was legalized in the private sector in 1996. It was not until 2001 that a decision by the European Court of Human Rights repealed Article 200 of the Romanian Criminal Code, which punished public manifestations of homosexuality. Homosexuality is equal to heterosexuality in the age of consent and the age of consent was adjusted to 15 years in 2002.

Anti-discrimination laws

An Anti-Discrimination Act has existed at the legal level since 2000, prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in the areas of employment, education, property, health care and access to goods and services. The law was issued as an implementation of the anti-discrimination legislation of the European Union . Homosexual people can serve in the army.

Recognition of same-sex partnerships

In Romania, same-sex marriage and registered partnership are not legally allowed. The state has not yet officially recognized same-sex couples. In March 2014, a bill to introduce a registered partnership in Romania failed. The “Coalition for the Family”, an alliance of 23 organizations supported by the Romanian Orthodox Church, collected around 3 million votes from January 2016 to June 2016 to call for a referendum , which is supposed to prohibit same-sex marriage in the constitution . In March 2018, the Social Democratic party leader Liviu Dragnea announced that the ruling Social Democrats in Romania want to enable a civil partnership institute for homosexual couples. That on 6./7. Constitutional referendum held in Romania in October 2018 on the definition of the concept of marriage in the Romanian Constitution did not reach the required quorum of 30 percent. On October 10, 2018, the Romanian government announced that it would introduce a civil partnership institute in Romania that is open to both heterosexual and homosexual couples.

Social situation

Participant at the GayFest Bucharest 2006

Romania is one of the countries in Eastern Europe where homosexuality is increasingly being discussed in the media. A LGBT - community is found mainly in the capital, Bucharest , where until 2005 CSD could take place.

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ ILGA: World Legal Wrap Up Survey July 2006 ( Memento of November 2, 2006 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ ILGA Europe: Accessing Health: the Context and the Challenges for LGBT People in Central and Eastern Europe ( Memento of the original from July 19, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , 2006 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.ilga-europe.org
  3. ↑ EVZ: Dilema arm file romanes: cu sau fara homosexuali ( memento of the original from October 15, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.evz.ro
  4. ↑ Towlerroad: Romanian parliament committee blocks civil union bill
  5. ^ Romania: 3 million signatures for constitutional prohibition of marriage for all ; accessed on February 6, 2017
  6. ^ Report on the referendum on a marriage ban for homosexuals ; accessed on February 6, 2017
  7. ↑ Queer.de: Romania: Homophobic referendum could take place in May , accessed on March 27, 2018
  8. ↑ BILD.de: Victory for love, lesbians and gays in Romania can breathe a sigh of relief , accessed on October 7, 2018.
  9. ↑ Queer.de: Romania plans to introduce civil partnerships , accessed on October 10, 2018