FAQ

LGBT+ people often face stigma and discrimination, so this should be taken into account when providing services to them. Consultations should be professional, free from stereotypes and prejudices. If the problem with a person is not related to sexual orientation or gender identity, these issues should not be addressed. Services should be provided at equal […]

When consulting a transgender person, you should first ask them what pronouns to use when addressing this person (He/She). Depending on the answer you receive, please consider this need during the consultation. This will create a comfortable space, demonstrate a friendly attitude, gain the client’s trust and help achieve the desired result.

Intersex people are born with sex characteristics (such as chromosome makeup, genitals, and/or hormonal status) that do not fit into the strictly male or female categories, or both. Doctors often recommend that parents of intersex children, newborns, and older children undergo surgical and other medical interventions to achieve (apparent) female or male characteristics. In most […]

The vast majority of transgender people grow up in ordinary families and receive the same education as children of cisgender people. Moreover, many parents, noticing what they consider to be gender incongruence in the behavior of their children, try to correct them with remarks like “You are a girl, so you should behave correctly” or […]

There is no evidence that this statement is correct. Being gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender is not better or worse than being straight or having a cisgender identity. Human characteristics do not depend on sexual orientation or gender identity. The fact is that LGBT people are more prone to stress caused by homophobia, biphobia or transphobia. The attitude of […]

Is sexual orientation a voluntary choice? Let’s analyze it. We fall in love with a certain person not on our own initiative and not at a specific moment that we choose. The desire to be with a certain person is a complex combination of psycho-emotional and physiological factors. You cannot make a lesbian or gay […]

Propaganda is the systematic act of spreading ideas, principles, or opinions in order to gain followers. Sexual orientation is not an idea, a principle, or a religion. And people in the LGBT community have never argued that homosexuality is better than heterosexuality. They have never called for a change in sexual orientation from heterosexual to […]

In the progressive scientific world, homosexuality is not considered a disease. On May 17, 1990, experts from the World Health Organization excluded homosexuality from the International Classification of Mental Disorders, which is a guiding document for specialists in all countries of the world and which is of great importance to certain people.

You cannot be excluded from school, university or other educational institutions (or be denied admission) on the basis of your sexual orientation and/or gender identity. Your right to education is guaranteed by the Constitution of the Republic of Moldova and the Law on Education. The right to education is guaranteed to everyone. If you are […]

Your parents cannot kick you out of your home or force you to stay in your home because of your sexual orientation and/or gender identity. If you live with your parents in the same living space and you participated in its privatization, then part of this living space belongs to you. Your parents cannot kick […]

The LGBT+ community in Moldova is very closed. Many people do not reveal their sexual orientation or gender identity in public, and others do not even do so when they are close to family or friends. This is usually due to the fear of facing problems on homophobic, biphobic and/or transphobic grounds. However, we believe […]

We take care of the timely dissemination of information. As soon as it appears, we publish it on the website in the Pride section or on the Facebook, Instagram, Telegram pages: GDM Center. We also send a press release to media representatives, in which we indicate the date and program of the Festival, including the […]

There are no such statistics. The only figure we can give is the number of beneficiaries of the GENDERDOC-M Information Center: approximately 4,000 beneficiaries receive services from us every year. However, this is far from a figure that would speak about the number of LGBT+ people in Moldova.

Every person needs a loved one, and most of them feel the need for a family hearth. Gays and lesbians are no exception. There are many happy same-sex couples around you, and as you get to know your child’s environment, you will recognize them. The fact that same-sex marriages cannot be officially registered does not […]

This stereotype came to us from the West and, thrown into the fertile soil of homophobia, in Moldova it acquired the image of a horror story, which is remembered every time there is a need to discriminate against a person of homosexual orientation. At the same time, according to official data, people of homosexual orientation […]

For some parents, this is the biggest problem. Indeed, most religions condemn homosexuality. But even in the most conservative currents, there are authorities who consider the policy of condemning homosexuality excessive. Catholic priests in America in 1997, in an open letter, urged parents to love and help their homosexual children. Now many religions support this […]

It is likely that this feeling is caused by our mass culture. Homophobia, as a result of ignorance or misunderstanding of homosexuality, erupts from everywhere. You have probably read books or seen films that present gay or lesbian people in a negative light. You involuntarily compare them with your child, feeling discomfort and even shame: […]

Some parents believe that they would feel more comfortable if they did not know about their child’s orientation. Some stubbornly deny their homosexuality itself, convincing their son or daughter, and first of all themselves, that this is a temporary phenomenon: they say, “you will get over it.” Some simply ignore the child’s confession: “Okay, okay. […]