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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 […]
16.09.2026
Request for Quote — Hotel ServicesWithin the framework of the financing contract CFS/H-GDM/2025/03 of 02.01.2025, concluded between the Public Association “GENDERDOC-M” and the Public Institution “Unit for Coordination, Implementation and Monitoring of Projects in the Health Field”, within the Program “Strengthening Tuberculosis Control and Reducing AIDS Mortality in the Republic of Moldova 2024-2026”, financed by the Global Fund, as well […]
16.09.2026
Request for Price QuotesWithin the projects: “Combined HIV prevention among LGBT+ as a national HIV response” based on the Service Financing Contract No. CFS/H-GDM/2025/03 of January 14, 2025, “No one left behind: care and support for KP and PLHIV refugees from Ukraine in Moldova”, Grant f/n signed on December 30, 2024, between the “Elton John Aids Foundation” and […]
22.05.2026 Human Rights, World
Schumacher’s brother marries a Frenchman: The wedding will take place…Schumacher’s brother is marrying a Frenchman. According to the couple, the idea of getting married came largely from their social circle, with friends frequently asking when it would happen. Schumacher is 50, while his future husband, Étienne Bousquet-Cassagne, is 36 and comes from France. Étienne built his career in Marine Le Pen’s right-wing National Front […]
14.05.2026 Human Rights, Moldova
The Republic of Moldova stagnates in the ILGA-Europe Rainbow Map…The Republic of Moldova remains in 25th place out of 49 countries in the 2026 edition of #RainbowMap, ILGA-Europe’s annual ranking of legislation and public policies affecting LGBTI people. Our country retains last year’s score of 38%, indicating stagnation in legal protection for LGBTI people. According to ILGA-Europe, the Republic of Moldova has made no […]
