Albania plans to legalize gay marriages

[WillParkinson]

Source: The Associated Press

Albania plans to legalize gay marriages

(Tirana, Albania) Albania’s governing Democrats have proposed a law allowing same-sex civil weddings in the small, predominantly Muslim country.

An announcement on the government Web site Thursday said the bill “may spark debate” but was needed to stop discrimination against gay couples. Current law only recognizes heterosexual marriages.

Prime Minister Sali Berisha said the move followed requests from rights groups. His Democrats, who control 74 of parliament’s 140 seats, are expected to easily pass the law.


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Remember when the US used to lead the way on Human Rights?

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1. Gotta love it - Albania's Democrats are more progressive than America's!

n/t

[MessiahRp]

7. Everybody's Democrats are more Progressive than America's...

Hell the Conservatives in many European countries are more Progressive than our Democrats.

Thanks douchebag DLCers and Blue Dogs! :puke:

Ugh.

Rp

[Bigmack]

13. You Win!

You beat me to expressing my FIRST thought on the above....that conservatives in MOST European countries are more progressive than our Dems..... How humiliating. How embarrassing. I cannot believe the WILLFUL ignorance of this country, and the mindless pride "those" people take in their ignorant bigotry. Ms Bigmack

[cali]

17. not more progressive than Vermont's dems. Or Maine's or NH's.

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20. As you will recall, Gov. Howard Dean refused to sign a same-sex marriage bill.

waiting, instead, for a separate-but-equal/civil union bill. Now, since then, I know Howard's changed, and I really love him, but facts are facts.

Even setting that aside, Albania is a country, NH amounts to a national province. Not the same thing, obviously. And while I applaud the Dems in NH and Maine - and everywhere, frankly - for supporting SSM, you KNOW the Democratic Party could do MUCH BETTER with regard to gay/civil rights than they are doing, and when countries like ALBANIA are adopting civil rights protections and a "progressive" state like California is destroying civil rights, you have a sad, sad situation on your hands.

[ck4829]

2. A former communist, mostly Muslim country is moving faster on human/equal rights than the US is

Wow!

[shadowknows69]

11. Wow indeed. Pretty embarrassing is what it is.

[ejbr]

3. Alf&ckinbania?

how embarrassing

[Richd506]

4. I had to look twice there

I almost thought it said Alabama... yeah right!

[joeybee12]

5. In the human rights watch of progressive countries, Albania always is high on the list...

....gotcha! Just messing with you...this is great, but something that I'm sure shockes the heck of you like it does me.

[aquart]

6. ALBANIA?

Is everyone going to shame us?

[Botany]

8. California is now behind Albania as per being progressive

[JayMusgrove]

9. Who would have thought ???

That religiously based bigotry would be stronger in California, or 43 other states of the USA?

[Botany]

12. Albania might be looking at the money too

Well off gays from all over Europe and the U.S. going there to get married and or
vacation on the Adriatic Sea.

[JayMusgrove]

18. Is that a picture of Albania from a ship?

It's beautiful. But if I were a marrying European gay person, I would do it in Paris.

[xchrom]

10. albania?!?

lol -- how humiliating.

[David__77]

14. Didn't expect this from the right-wing party.

The political spectrum is very different in the former socialist European countries. The left parties are mainly ex-communist, and the communists were socially backward, except in East Germany.

[Odin2005]

15. Good for Albania!

[Zorra]

16. It's a sad day for America when Albania proves to be more progressive

than the US. It's nearly a laugh, but it's really a cry.

Only 25 years since Hoxha, the ultra-conservative long-time dictator of Albania died, and Albanians may legalize same sex marriage soon.

Good on you, Albania.

[Vidar]

19. Bravo Albania!

[Divine Discontent]

21. I'd have believed Alabama before Albania! Shows what I know & what weak leaders we're dealing with.