2/8/2024 0 Comments Naked rainbow gay prideIn its landmark case, the ECJ declared that EU member states could not deny residency to the same-sex spouses of citizens. The 'heroes' of the parade: Adrian Coman and Claibourn Robert Hamilton Image: DW/Cristian Ștefănescu Coman and Hamilton married in Belgium in 2010 and now they have finally won their battle. The wheels of justice in Romania have been grinding slowly for the last six years as Romanian Adrian Coman and his US husband Claibourn Robert Hamilton have fought for the right to legally reside in the country as a same-sex couple. And there was special reason to celebrate this year: Earlier this week, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) handed down a precedent-setting decision for same-sex couples: The EU's highest court declared that a gay US-Romanian couple had the same residency rights within the EU as any other married couple. On Sunday, some 10,000 people took part in the 14th annual gay and lesbian "Bucharest Pride" parade – a record for the Romanian event.
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