Joint Statement Expressing Support for Bucharest Pride Festival

Bucharest, 20 May 2010 - On the occasion of the 2010 Bucharest Pride Festival, we express our support for, and solidarity with, the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities in Romania. We support the right of these communities to use this traditional occasion to march together peacefully and lawfully, in order to raise awareness of the specific issues that affect them.

What are you willing to do in order to have a child?

Marriage and children are rights not recognised for gays in most of the countries. Once it will be legalised, the step to normality will be complete but until then it's a lot a work to do. What should they do?

To lie, to pretend they are straight, to fool a girl to make them a child? To do a deal with a lesbian and make their dreams come true together? Use the power of money and buy a child from a surogate mother? What is the correct or moral measure? Even more, how normal is to use such scams in order to fulfill a human right?

Today, StiriGay.ro is presenting a case in which reality overcame morality, in Romania. For protection we will use fake names.

Romania is a good mother for gays but mostly on paper - SEE GAY RIGHTS MAP OF EUROPE

Romania is one of the most liberal countries in Eastern Europe regarding sexual orientation. Even if Romania approved all these decisions mostly forced by the European Union, the laws and rules are remaining only on paper.

According to a map made by ILGA Europe, Romania is the only country in the south-east of Europe that allows fertility treatment for lesbian women and it is much more tolerant than Italy, Greece, Poland, Ukraine or Bulgaria.

International human rights documents:Romania has ratified Protocol No. 12 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, moreover Romania was a signatory to the 2007 UN Declaration on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity.

Criminal law:Consenting same-sex sexual acts are legal. The age of consent is equal for all sexual acts.