Tommy Tainant
Diamond Member
Bulgaria court recognises same-sex marriage in landmark ruling
A Bulgarian court has recognised a marriage between two women who married in France, the first time that a same-sex union has been acknowledged in the conservative country.
After a two-year court battle, Australian-born Cristina Palma has been granted the right to live and work in Bulgaria with her French wife Mariama Dialo.
The couple married in France in 2016 after 15 years together and later moved to Bulgaria.
In 2017, Palma’s application to continue her residency in the country was rejected after Bulgarian officials deemed her marriage invalid, arguing that same-sex unions are not legal in their country.
On the face of it this looks positive but only the influence of the EU gained this victory.It does nothing to help Bulgarian LGBT.
I suppose we should be optimistic and hope that the EU can do more to drag these backward Eastern European countries into the civilsed world.
A Bulgarian court has recognised a marriage between two women who married in France, the first time that a same-sex union has been acknowledged in the conservative country.
After a two-year court battle, Australian-born Cristina Palma has been granted the right to live and work in Bulgaria with her French wife Mariama Dialo.
The couple married in France in 2016 after 15 years together and later moved to Bulgaria.
In 2017, Palma’s application to continue her residency in the country was rejected after Bulgarian officials deemed her marriage invalid, arguing that same-sex unions are not legal in their country.
On the face of it this looks positive but only the influence of the EU gained this victory.It does nothing to help Bulgarian LGBT.
I suppose we should be optimistic and hope that the EU can do more to drag these backward Eastern European countries into the civilsed world.