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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

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