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When schools make LGBT topics taboo, children who identify as LGBT face shame and doubt and their peers learn hostility and intolerance (Photo: Drab Makyo)

Romania — latest EU hotspot in backlash against LGBT rights

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by Ryan Thoreson, New York,

Romania is considering a dangerous bill to prohibit educational materials that discuss homosexuality and gender transition.

In 2020, Romanian lawmakers tried to ban "activities aimed at spreading gender identity theory or opinion" in educational inst...

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Ryan Thoreson is a researcher in the LGBT rights programme at Human Rights Watch.

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When schools make LGBT topics taboo, children who identify as LGBT face shame and doubt and their peers learn hostility and intolerance (Photo: Drab Makyo)

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