Diana Șoșoacă was reported to the CNCD after saying that she hit two young women who were kissing

MEP Diana Șoșoacă was reported to the National Council for Combating Discrimination (CNCD) by the VULGAR Association, in an initiative supported by 22 other nongovernmental organizations. The petition concerns statements in which the politician recounted that, while she was in Paris, she hit a young woman with her handbag and pushed another after allegedly seeing them kissing in the street.

The account was given during a visit to Teleorman County, where Diana Șoșoacă met with members of the S.O.S. România branch. In her speech, the MEP also used offensive expressions against lesbian people and claimed that she could not refrain from intervening.

The VULGAR Association accuses the MEP of promoting hate speech and argues that the statements may convey the message that lesbian people can be physically punished in public spaces without consequences. The organization’s representatives state that incitement to violence cannot be justified by the position held.

The petition’s initiators are requesting that Diana Șoșoacă be fined and that the competent institutions be notified. The initiative is supported, among others, by Asociația (H) Brașov, eQuiVox, Identity.Education, Cluj – Hilltop Org, MozaiQ LGBT and Queer Sisterhood, alongside a coalition made up of 17 other organizations. The allegations are to be analyzed by the competent authorities.

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