LGBT activists in Moldova are alarmed that lawmakers in May stealthily adopted a "gay-propaganda" law similar to ones passed in Russia and Lithuania. The Moldovan measure became law on July 12, without public discussion or even awareness.
Moldova’s LGBT community is launching a weeklong festival celebrating sexual minorities in the conservative country. Organizers are optimistic the country has come a long way since a gay march in 2008 was scuttled by rock-throwing counterdemonstrators.
