Statement from ILGA-Europe:

ILGA-Europe finds today’s adoption of the decision “On proclamation of the city of Balti zone of support for Moldovan Orthodox Church and inadmissibility of aggressive propaganda of non-traditional sexual orientations” by the City Council of Balti shameful and retrograde.

A written declaration was tabled by Danish delegate, Mogens Jensen. He had tabled a similar Declaration during the April session.

This May lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) organisations in Moldova and Ukraine are planning to hold public events. Today the court in the Moldovan capital of Chişinău ruled that the planned peaceful demonstration supporting adoption of anti-discrimination law can only take place in a park far from the city centre.

Reporting and monitoring are crucial to raise awareness within national and European institutions, among law enforcement officers and the public. Hence, developing a reporting and monitoring strategy is a prerequisite for an efficient advocacy to call on policy makers to adopt laws and implement policies against violence.

Maxim Anmeghichean and Beth Fernandez attended the “Rainbow over the Dniester” festival in Chisinau from 7-9 May 2009.

Here you will find various materials, statements and images from the Moldova Pride 2008.

In a few months time LGBT people is Europe will come out for Pride marches across Europe. In anticipation of yet another year of battle for the right of LGBT people to assemble, the European Parliamentarians already now announce their warming to one of the countries which previously violated LGBT people’s right to free assembly - Moldova.

The National Congress of the Democratic Youth of the Moldovan Democratic Party took place in Chisinau. At this event, for the fist time in our country's history, representatives of Information Centre "GenderDoc-M" - the organization, which promotes lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender rights in Moldova - actively participated.