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30.10.2026 Human Rights, Moldova
ECHR: Republic of Moldova Allowed Impunity for Counterdemonstrators Who Disrupted an LGBT+ March Organised by GENDERDOC-M
The GENDERDOC-M Information Centre has secured another favourable judgment from the European Court of Human Rights. In the case concerning attacks on the “A Year Without Discrimination” march held in 2014, the Court found that the authorities had failed to investigate effectively the counterdemonstrators’ actions and their homophobic motives, allowing them to escape any liability. […]
More than two decades ago, when a young gay man or lesbian in the Republic of Moldova came out to their family, their parents might respond with rejection, attempts to “change” them, silence, or fear that relatives and neighbours would find out. Mothers were often the first to learn about their children’s sexual orientation. They […]
26.10.2026 Coming Out, Moldova
Coming Out Days Fest 2026: Family Stories, Community Memory and…The seventh edition of Coming Out Days Fest, organised by the GENDERDOC-M Information Centre from 9 to 11 October 2026 at NOD Space in Chișinău, brought together LGBT+ people, parents, artists and activists. Over three days, film screenings, discussions, exhibitions and concerts opened up conversations about coming out, family support and the place of queer […]
The 25th edition of the Moldova Pride Festival placed legal recognition of same-sex couples at the forefront. Under the slogan “Love creates, the law protects”, the GENDERDOC-M Information Centre connected this demand to an experience familiar to many families in the Republic of Moldova: loved ones moving abroad. The communications campaign, community events and regional […]
15.10.2026 Human Rights, Moldova
ECHR finds discrimination against the GENDERDOC-M Information Centre: Moldovan authorities…On 15 October 2026, the European Court of Human Rights delivered its judgment in the case of the GENDERDOC-M Information Centre v. the Republic of Moldova, finding a violation of the prohibition of discrimination taken in conjunction with the right to freedom of peaceful assembly. The case concerns events that took place in Chișinău over […]
