{"id":29852,"date":"2022-01-20T14:46:11","date_gmt":"2022-01-20T13:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=29852"},"modified":"2022-01-20T14:50:48","modified_gmt":"2022-01-20T13:50:48","slug":"26-years-since-albania-decriminalized-homosexuality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/26-years-since-albania-decriminalized-homosexuality\/","title":{"rendered":"26 years since Albania decriminalized homosexuality"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On 20 January 1995, the Albanian parliament voted to decriminalize homosexuality.<\/p>\n<p>Being a homosexual was considered a felony during the Communist regime, an offense punishable by 10 years in prison and social exclusion.<\/p>\n<p>Four years into democracy, the government reduced the sentence to 3 years. A year after, it revoked sodomy laws, deeming that being a homosexual would no longer constitute a crime.<\/p>\n<p>The move came as a result of a campaign led by Gay Albania Society, as well as mounting pressures from the international community. The European Council also played an important role.<\/p>\n<p>There are currently three NGOs fighting for LGBTQ rights in Albania, namely Alliance Against LGBTQ Discrimination, Pro-LGBT, and Pink Embassy.<\/p>\n<p>Human Rights Watch ranked Albania among countries with widespread homophobia, based on human rights organizations.<\/p>\n<p>Same-sex marriages and civil unions are not allowed to this day, although former prime minister Sali Berisha declared once in 2009 to work on recognizing them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2020\/05\/15\/albania-holds-her-annual-pride-parade-online-due-to-coronavirus-restrictions\/\">Albania holds her annual Pride Parade online due to coronavirus restrictions<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/05\/17\/international-day-against-homophobia-lgbt-community-to-march-against-discrimination\/\">International Day Against Homophobia, LGBT community to march against discrimination<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/programs\/now\/2021\/11\/03\/parent-no-1-parent-no-2-children-will-always-look-for-their-biological-parents-says-pastor\/\">\u2018Parent no. 1\u2019, \u2018Parent no. 2\u2019 \u2013 Children will always look for their biological parents, says pastor<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On 20 January 1995, the Albanian parliament voted to decriminalize homosexuality. 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