Published Date:
31 July 2009
ALBANIA'S government has taken its macho-minded society by surprise by announcing plans to allow same-sex marriages, the first such move in the Balkans.
"Despite the debate the law might provoke, discrimination is unacceptable," prime minister Sali Berisha said at a meeting on European integration.
Muslim and Christian leaders condemned the law as "buffoonery" and same-sex marriages as "unholy".
As candidates for EU membership, all Balkan nations will eventually have to pass laws protecting minorities from discrimination, but not necessarily approve gay marriages.
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Last Updated:
30 July 2009 9:57 PM
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Source:
The Scotsman
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Location:
Edinburgh
