Gheorghe Flutur

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Gheorge Flutur (b. 8 July 1960 in Botoşana, Suceava County) is a Romanian politician, member of the Liberal Democratic Party. He was previously a member of the National Liberal Party, which he resigned from in November 2006. Between December 2004 and November 2006, Flutur was the Minister of Agriculture in the Tăriceanu government (as a Liberal Party member). In December 2006, Flutur joined the new Liberal Democratic Party as vice-president in December 2006.

[edit] Homophobic comments

Flutur generated controversy in June 2007 when, as the vice-president of the Liberal Democrats, he was asked how he would react if a party colleague of his was gay. Flutur replied by stating that, "We haven't thought about this but, personally, I would firmly be one who would support colder relations with this person. In this way, Christian morality must be the one that we should follow."

In a Cotidianul editorial published in reaction to Flutur's remark, Costi Rogozanu accused the politician of "fundamental hypocrisy" and homophobic populism.^[1]

In June 2007, during Bucharest's annual GayFest, Flutur also stated in a TV interview that he has "a poor opinion" of LGBT people, and that he disapproves of the liberties they have obtained.^[2]

The National Council for Combating Discrimination, Romania's equality body, condemned Flutur's "homophobic discourse and inappropriate language".^[3]

[edit] Notes

^ (Romanian) Costi Rogozanu, Ipocrizii cu gay şi sinucigase, Cotidianul, 7 June 2007
^ (Romanian) Simona Ionescu, Flutur nu-i place pe «homo», Click.ro, 8 June 2007
^ (Romanian) CNCD condamna public discursul public homofob al unor politicieni români, Obiectivul de Suceava

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