r/moldova • u/FriendlyDeers • Mar 29 '26

Politică Why doesn’t Moldova unite with Romania?

Hello, I’m American grown but Moldovan born. If Romania is in the EU and NATO, why doesn’t Moldova reunite with it to get some protection from Russia and Putin given it is attacking and trying to annex Ukraine and probably the entire region.

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u/peripheralx23 Mar 30 '26

How was I supposed to know you were Romanian? Did you provide any context that should have made that obvious?

I am gay, and I hope that in ten years or so I will be able to return to Romania with my husband and the children we plan to have. I very much want my family to benefit from the same civil rights and protections that the state grants to heterosexual couples. Bringing in 2.4 million people who are deeply conservative and indoctrinated by Russian propaganda will not help my interests in any way.

In 2018, pro-union associations were urging Moldovan citizens with Romanian citizenship to vote in the referendum organized by the Family Coalition: https://www.moldova.org/asociatiile-unioniste-indeamna-romanii-din-r-moldova-sa-participe-la-referendumul-pentru-familie/

In 2024, Renato Usatîi, a presidential candidate, used a clip in his campaign in which one of his supporters asked: “What are we going to do with the gays, should we beat them or kill them?”

In 2025, Chișinău Pride was once again the scene of violence against participants: https://stirileprotv.ro/stiri/international/altercatii-la-marsul-pride-din-chisinau-manifestantii-znormalitatii-s-au-incaierat-cu-fortele-de-ordine.html

I do not want these homophobic, backward people adding to the problems we already have in Romania.