Romania’s LGBT community sees gains, ongoing rights struggle

A person wears a red outfit during the Bucharest Pride 2021 in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021. The 20th anniversary of the abolishment of Article 200, which authorized prison sentences of up to five years for same-sex relations, was one cause for celebration during the gay pride parade and festival held in Romania’s capital this month. People danced, waved rainbow flags and watched performances at Bucharest Pride 2021, an event that would have been unimaginable a generation earlier. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — The last person jailed for being gay in Romania walked free in 1998.

The country decriminalized homosexuality

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