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Armenian civic groups call for annulling gender legislation
13:34 - 17.08.13
Armenian civil groups are calling upon wide circles of the society to
join their campaign against the controversial gender equality law
which received the parliament's approval earlier this year.
The public initiative No to Gender Perversion and the Pan-Armenian
Parental Committee ask the intellectual circles, NGOs, the media and
individuals to take joint action to prevent what they call a
perversive legislation.
At a news conference on Saturday, publicist Lia Avetisyan
characterized the authors of the law as `cheaters' who elaborated the
measure with political motives. `With this law, our National Assembly
demonstrated its low level,' she said, stressing the need of urgent
measures to annul the controversial legal act.
`The definition goes beyond the traditional approach to the equality
of rights between a men and woman, with the state committing itself to
protect - at the expense of the budget - the rights and interests of
citizens with a gender behavior,' Avetisyan added.
She said that the bill poses a threat to both the present and future
generations.
The civil groups also call for making necessary amendments to any laws
and decisions that contain propaganda of non-traditional sexual
orientation. They propose instead organizing public debates over
education reforms to address the more specific needs of the younger
generation.
Armenian News - Tert.am
13:34 - 17.08.13
Armenian civil groups are calling upon wide circles of the society to
join their campaign against the controversial gender equality law
which received the parliament's approval earlier this year.
The public initiative No to Gender Perversion and the Pan-Armenian
Parental Committee ask the intellectual circles, NGOs, the media and
individuals to take joint action to prevent what they call a
perversive legislation.
At a news conference on Saturday, publicist Lia Avetisyan
characterized the authors of the law as `cheaters' who elaborated the
measure with political motives. `With this law, our National Assembly
demonstrated its low level,' she said, stressing the need of urgent
measures to annul the controversial legal act.
`The definition goes beyond the traditional approach to the equality
of rights between a men and woman, with the state committing itself to
protect - at the expense of the budget - the rights and interests of
citizens with a gender behavior,' Avetisyan added.
She said that the bill poses a threat to both the present and future
generations.
The civil groups also call for making necessary amendments to any laws
and decisions that contain propaganda of non-traditional sexual
orientation. They propose instead organizing public debates over
education reforms to address the more specific needs of the younger
generation.
Armenian News - Tert.am