Gays in Romania

A nationwide survey of social attitudes carried out at the end of 2006 found that more than 35 per cent of Romanians under 30 find homosexuality completely unacceptable; they would not even accept homosexuals living in the same apartment block. Fed by a generally homophobic media, which panders to petty-fascist cretins such as Gigi Becali (the awful leader of the New Generation Party and owner of football club Steaua Bucuresti), these attitudes are unlikely to change soon.

There is now however a decent gay club in Bucharest, and a helpful Gay and Lesbian NGO, Accept (Str. Lirei 10, tel. (+40) 21 252 52 60, website).