Gay Couple Albania Ey Strasbourg Battle over Parental Rights | Balkan Insight

Contents:

• GAY LIFE ALBANIA
• ALBANIA GAY TRAVEL
• ALBANIA 'TO APPROVE GAY MARRIAGE'
• GAY COUPLE ALBANIA EY STRASBOURG BATTLE OVER PARENTAL RIGHTS
• WHERE IS GAY MARRIAGE STILL ILLEGAL EUROPE?
• ALBANIA GAY TRAVEL - LGBT RMATN AUGT 2023
• MACHO-MD ALBANIA TO BREAK GAY MARRIAGE TABOO
• ALBANIA BE THIRD EUROPEAN UNTRY TO BAN GAY ‘NVERSN THERAPY’
• ALBANIA TO LEGALISE GAY MARRIAGE

GAY LIFE ALBANIA

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Current issu ncerng human rights Albania clu domtic vlence, isolated s of torture, and police btaly, the general ndn of prisons, human and sex traffickg and gay rights. (1) A gay traveler Albania posted this ment on the Lonely Pla Gay Thorn Tree fom: “Albania is overwhelmgly Islam so beg gay is not exactly an open and accepted thg. (2) Acrdg to Gay Pri Inx, Albania a gay Pri march is legal, but not socially possible bee Albanian society is very tolerant of homosexualy.

ALBANIA GAY TRAVEL

(3) On the webse Gays Whout Borrs this report was posted 2007 but is still valid 2012: ‘Homosexuals Face Ltle Choice But to Leave Albania or Put Up Wh Deep-rooted Homophobia’. Repeated s the past have tght the homosexual muny that, a tradnal society like Albania, gog public wh their sexual orientatn means losg their jobs, riskg threats and possible rejectn by their fai. Though the Albanian Parliament legalized homosexual relatnships 1995, more than a later, gays and lbians are still heavily stigmatized, and a majory of them are choosg to leave, amidst fears that if their sexual orientatn is disvered, their safety will be endangered.

[In Febary 2010, the Parliament of Albania unanimoly approved an all clive anti-discrimatn law which bans discrimatn on the grounds of var characteristics, cludg sexual orientatn and genr inty… “But attus toward homosexualy have not changed much, and they have to protect themselv.

In the past the majory of homosexuals leavg the untry tend to pass through the illegal smugglg rout that were such a faiar feature of the Balkans durg the 1990s. There are gay and lbian clubs all over the world, even Arab untri which are historilly more tradnal than ours, and yet here we live fear” says S. Legal actn: In December 2010, the Deputy Commissn for Labour, Social Affairs and Health, Tran Shehu, clared that “homosexualy should be treated by medil staff as hormonal disorr, as well as psychologil”.

ALBANIA 'TO APPROVE GAY MARRIAGE'

Shehu should avoid discrimatory remarks the future, which e an atmosphere of tensn and uniendls towards the LGBT [Lbian Gay Bisexual Transgenr] muny Albania. Gay-Straight Alliance Agast Discrimatn is an Albanian non-ernmental anizatn that envisns a ee, open and equal Albanian society that embrac diversy and is clive of people of all sexual orientatns and genr inti. To achieve this visn, Alean striv to support and empower a visible and clive lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr muny while creasg public unrstandg, tn, and awarens of issu of sexual orientatn and genr inty.

GAY COUPLE ALBANIA EY STRASBOURG BATTLE OVER PARENTAL RIGHTS

The onle group participants are people who are livg both si and outsi Albania, are gay and straight, many of whom may never e to a formal meetg of the anizatn, but all of whom support the ia of an Albania where all people, regardls of sexual orientatn or genr inty, n live eely. Alean’s ongog programs revolve around a three-pronged approach of buildg and empowerg muny, public tn and advocy, and creatg visibily for lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr issu. Activi of Alean have clud regular lectur on sexual orientatn and genr inty universy classrooms and at human rights events; equent and well-attend social events signed to build muny; public tn and visibily activi; and discsn groups where muny members n discs issu related to beg lbian, gay, bisexual, or transgenr Albania.

Given the importance of media shapg public opn and perceptn, Alean has participated a variety of prt, rad and televisn terviews and discsns, while also regnizg the need for dividual Albanians who intify as lbian, gay, bisexual or transgenr to ci their personal level of fort wh disclosg their inti. -Gay-Straight Alliance Agast Discrimatn: -Gay Pri Inx-Europe: -Pk Embassy: -Gay Albania Society: -Polil -Gay Albania Facebook: Albania Gay Boyz: -Gay Albania: -Gays Whout Borrs: -Gay Albanians Topix: HIV-AIDS: Also see: GlobalGayz Albania News & Reports. In a 2011 survey on perceptns of Albanian youth was nclud that “Albanian youth are generally tolerant and more open to different social groups, but they have a strong prejudice on homosexuals (they are homophobic).

WHERE IS GAY MARRIAGE STILL ILLEGAL EUROPE?

The 2012 European Social Survey asked “should gays and lbians be ee to live as they wish” and 23% disagreed while 30% strongly disagreed. The survey also found out that 42% of the general public would try to help fd a cure if they found out their son or dghter were homosexual.

ALBANIA GAY TRAVEL - LGBT RMATN AUGT 2023

“Existg discrimatn and -facto margalisatn of vulnerable groups such as gays, lbians and Roma do not primarily nstute a problem of legal rights. While the Albanian Constutn regniz that “everyone has the rights to marriage” the Fay Law of Albania prohibs gay marriage and there is no legal regnn for same sex unns.

While as of now Albania has no ntent on LGBTI rights, except for a few agments on homosexualy, the Mistry of Edutn and Scienc and public Universi have held open lectur and prentatns on LGBTI rights regularly. Pk Embassy issued a formal plat agast a Member of Parliament/Chairman of the Commissn of Labour, Social Issu and Health after he publicly stated homosexualy was a disease and homosexuals should be given hormon for treatment.

Activi such as “Diversy Ftival” and Tirana Gay (P)ri are now regular annual events and the number of participants have creased signifintly. This worryg trend reveals the ntuo tratn of LGBTI people Albania who have to leave the untry maly due to homophobia and transphobia as well as poor enomic suatn. Albanian Prime Mister Sali Berisha has announced his party will propose a law legalisg same-sex is an unexpected move a untry that is still one of the most nservative Europe and where homosexualy was illegal until 1995.

MACHO-MD ALBANIA TO BREAK GAY MARRIAGE TABOO

Goran Miletic, a Belgra-based human rights lawyer, workg partly on lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr (LGBT) issu said was an important step forward for the untry.

ALBANIA BE THIRD EUROPEAN UNTRY TO BAN GAY ‘NVERSN THERAPY’

Human rights groups—cludg Amnty Internatnal and the European Commissn on Sexual Orientatn Law—have cricised the vote as a setback for LGBT+ rights Romania, sayg that “panrs to homophobia. Elsewhere Europe, same-sex marriage has bee creasgly accepted sce the Netherlands beme the first untry the world to legalise gay weddgs 2001. Two untri, Armenia, which has a ban on gay marriage, and Estonia, have not legalised equal marriage but legally regnise same-sex ceremoni performed other untri.

“This law vers same-sex marriag and other problems of this nature, ” he add statements posted on the ernment webse gays have e out of the closet after the fall of late Stalist dictator Enver Hoxha, unr whose le homosexual relatns were punished wh jail even today, most live secret liv to save themselv and their fai the shame a society strongly rooted tradnal fay valu. ”Should Berisha make good on his plans, Albania would jo European Unn members The Netherlands, Belgium, and Spa givg gay upl the same rights as heterosexual upl and would be the first the Balkans to do so. “Bee of s posn, Albania would attract the biggt number of homosexuals livg our (Balkan) regn and beyond, ” Albania’s Shekulli daily ndidat for EU membership, all Balkan natns will eventually have to pass laws protectg sexual mori om discrimatn, but not necsarily approve gay marriag.

ALBANIA TO LEGALISE GAY MARRIAGE

DISCRIMINATION, ATTACKSElsewhere the Balkans, EU member Slovenia offers relatively high tolerance although June one gay activist was btally attacked. A year ago, the anisers of a Queer Ftival Sarajevo, cid to close the first gay ftival Bosnia after a group of 70 men threw ston, shouted homophobic slogans and beat participants, draggg some om their rs. Posters had earlier appeared proclaimg “Death To Gays” and Mlim imams spoke out agast the ftival, claimg that homosexualy is immoral and ntrary to the Macedonia, Print Gei Ivanov claimed durg his recent electn mpaign “discrimatn agast gay and lbian people is a myth.

Berisha surprised even human rights activists who had proposed a draft to avoid discrimatn agast ethnic mori and margalized groups, cludg homosexuals. Gay Marriage⚭✖ UnregnizedCensorship✔ No censorshipChangg Genr✔ Legal, surgery not requiredNon-bary genr regnn✖ Not legally regnizedEmployment Discrimatn✔ Sexual orientatn and genr intyHog Discrimatn✔ Sexual orientatn and genr intyMilary✖ Lbians, gays, bisexuals permted, transgenr people bannedDonatg Blood✖ Banned (6-month ferral)Conversn Therapy✖ Not banned.