You know, I swear I can't figure out if someone is trying to make some sort of point. Romania is far and away one of the worst countries in Europe with regards to the human rights of gays and lesbians. People think things can be bad here, but in contrast to Romania, this country is a virtual paradise. You are, in general, fairly unlikely to be arrested for homosexual conduct (outside the military, anyway), you're relatively unlikely to go to jail for it, and others in society don't, in general, consider it their divine right to rape you just because you're gay. (In general.)
So why on earth would you send a gay ambassador to Romania? If he's gotten a position because he's a career civil servant and knows his stuff, why wouldn't you send him back to Prague, or to Budapest, or Bratislava or some such?
Copyright © 2001, Iain Jackson, after-words.org
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