Sandu's party votes to expand rights for gays and lesbians
The Parliament of Moldova ratified in the first reading the Istanbul Convention of the International Agreement against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence.
Only deputies from President Maia Sandu's Action and Solidarity party, which constitute the majority in parliament, voted in favor. The opposition was categorically against it.
“During my presidential mandate, I blocked the ratification of the Istanbul Convention, because I firmly believe that this document poses a threat to the centuries-old spiritual tradition of our people, based on Orthodoxy; public morals and family values; educating the younger generation in the spirit of morality and respect for their parents,” wrote the leader of the Socialist Party, Igor Dodon, in his Telegram channel.
In April, Maia Sandu promised in PACE to ratify the Istanbul Convention as quickly as possible, which, in addition to additional protection of women's rights, provides guarantees for the LGBT community. The text blurs the concept of gender, which can undermine traditional family values, and the convention is also used to establish homosexuality as the norm. Several European countries, such as Hungary, Turkey, Bulgaria, Russia, Latvia, Poland, Belarus, and Ukraine, have already refused to sign it.
Sandu's party voted to expand gay and lesbian rights.