Romanian “New Right” Organization Rallied In Anti-Gay Parade Protests

Nearly one hundred members of far right organization “The New Right,” a neo-fascist group militating against homosexuality and ethnic and sexual minorities, Saturday rallied in capital city Bucharest against the gay pride parade to take place starting 17hrs (local time).

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Romanian “New Right” Organization Rallies In Anti-Gay Parade Protests

The participants in the “March for Normality,” at the call of “The New Right,” protested for nearly one and a half hour against homosexuality and “homosexual propaganda,” as they like to call it, and waved banners saying: "Romania is not Sodom" or "With Vlad the Impaler Gone, Sodom is growing more."

Nearly 1,200 gendarmes and police officers will ensure public order and offer protection to gay parade attendees.

Several Romanian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) on Friday criticized the authorities for giving green light to the GayFest pride parade.

The Association of Christian Journalists and Editors, or AZEC, as well as Provita Association, Christian Association, the Alliance of Romanian Families and the Group of Reflection for Family Protection warned about the “dangers of homosexuality.”

Bogdan Stanciu, president of Provita Association, said he filed a complaint in court against the gay pride parade, arguing the parade defies the Romanian public and moral order.

The annual GayFest pride parade was first organized in 2004. The event is organized by the non-profit organization ACCEPT - the country's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights organization.

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