EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Cristian Buca: Gay is a strong and defining word

Cristian Buca is a young Romanian artist, only 23 years old, creator of a lot of masterpieces, amazing transformations in which the freedom of his spirit is present in every single small piece of it. Cristian plays with an open attitude and a child like curiosity, a child that discovers the world with sensitivity, and from all this play, beautiful things are born.

He is modest, he prefers to stay behind his works, let them talk about his talent. But he is very careful with everything that surrounds him.

All started by playing, passionate and curious, and if at the beginning he described himself as a nail stylist, in time, he became make-up artist, model, and recently, fashion designer.

His latest creation made a lot of controversies in Romanian media, the national costume gown designed and worn by Miss Universe Romania.

So, a free spirit, a bohemian, Cristian Buca accepted to talk exclusively with StiriGay.ro about him, about his career and a bit about his private life. We were attracted to what he worked, we are proud of him as we want to be proud with other Romanian gay values, that are a lot.

At what age did you discovered your passion and what made you develop it into art?

Since I was a little boy I loved colors and strange mixes that I made with them. Later, I discovered lines and shapes so I loved painting. As any child, I was a fan of painting and coloring. My parents, some open minded people, had the initiative and worked hard to develop my artistic skills to the max. At 11, 11 and a half, I started experimenting some new colors, the cosmetic ones that I discovered in my mother's closet. When they saw it was a serious thing, my parents said that it's ok to start a very basic make-up training, something that was fit to my understanding at that age. So, like that, from painting to make-up was just a step.

SPECIAL: I made the mistake of watching TV

I have this habit of watching TV. Don't ask me why because I don't have an answer. I watch TV like all the normal people. But the folks that appear on TV have this gift of making me sometimes, by their small mind, to make me feel bad in my own home.

I was watching the famous news about the football players making sex in a small romanian city. First published by the Libertatea tabloid then cited on every blog or site, even on those gay themed, or at TV, especially on those stations so called News Channels. Every media was debating the same issue: how could they do such a thing, how could some footballers made sex with eachother. With lines like: "they aren't real football players, they are from far away", "too bad, he was a promising footballer but now his future career is compromised" or "what do gays do in football", did make my stomach feel sick.

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.